From the web page for Dr. Debra M. Ikeda, Chair of Breast Imaging in the Department of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology:
Breast cancer is a common disease, affecting one in nine women during their lifetime. Our clinical and research interests are dedicated to improving the health of women by breast cancer detection and diagnosis using mammography, ultrasound, high-resolution and dynamic contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging, MR-guided breast biopsy, MR spectroscopy, fine-needle aspiration cytology and large core needle biopsy, Tc99m sestamibi studies, sentinel lymph node imaging, percutaneous radiofrequency tumor ablation and digital imaging (image compression and computer-aided diagnosis/detection).
Working with world-class breast surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and reconstructive surgeons, the Stanford Breast Imaging service provides state-of-the-art breast care at Stanford University Medical Center or its adjoining facilities. The Stanford Breast Imaging Center provides highly skilled clinical and imaging services to the community (650-723-6855 for appointments) and exellent training for radiologists, fellows, residents and medical students. As a referral center and medical school, Stanford provides expertise in both breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and is one of the only Medical Centers in the United States capable of MR-guided breast biopsy.
Our research interests include imaging with mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine tests, MR and a host of other technologies, including MR spectroscopy. An Outcomes section of Stanford Radiology studies the impact of these breast imaging research programs. Breast MR research is supported by a uniquely qualified team of Stanford Radiology Engineering and Physics faculty, postdoctoral candidates and graduate students from around the world in the Lucas Center for Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging located one block from the Medical Center, which houses a 1.5 T General Electric Signa MR unit and a 3T MR unit (Dr. Gary H. Glover, director). Two other 1.5 T Signa MR scanners are located on the Medical Center grounds. An operating room suite containing an open bore 0.5 T General Electric MR unit for Magnetic Resonance Therapy in the Medical Center provides an additional platform for MR-guided breast biopsies. Digital imaging research involving image compression is supported by the Information Systems Laboratory in the Stanford School of Engineering (Dr. Robert Gray) and Department of Biostatistics (Dr. Richard Olshen). Breast ultrasound research is directed by Dr. Robyn Birdwell in the Stanford Breast Imaging Section; projects include 3-D breast ultrasound, Power and Color doppler, intraoperative U/S, percutanous biopsy, and ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation.
Since Stanford is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, there is the opportunity to bring new diagnostic tools and detection methods to the breast cancer research arena, providing new methods of breast cancer diagnosis for all women.
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