La medicina difesa dalle calunnie degli uomini volgari, e dalle opposizioni de' dotti, divisa in due dialoghi ... da Anton Francesco Bertini professore di medicina [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910481404403321
• Autore: Bertini Anton Francesco <1658-1726.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lucca, : [s.n.], 1699
• Descrizione fisica: Online resource ([16], XX, 153 [i.e. 353, 9 p., 4º)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze.

Mammography and beyond : developing technologies for the early detection of breast cancer : a non-technical summary / / Institute of Medicine and Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council ; Margie Patlak ... [et al.], editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971849703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0-309-18306-5; 1-280-18466-3; 9786610184668; 0-309-56540-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (34 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PatlakMargie
• Soggetti: Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis; Breast - Imaging
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION -- Mammography and Beyond -- A SUMMARY OF A STUDY BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF CANCER SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS -- BREAST CANCER DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPMENT -- Digital Mammography -- Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) -- Ultrasound Imaging -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- Other Imaging Technologies Under Development for Breast Cancer Detection -- The Potential of Molecular-Based Detection -- BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAST CANCER DETECTION TECHNOLOGY -- Research Resources -- FDA Regulations -- Insurance Coverage -- Dissemination -- SUMMARY -- GLOSSARY -- COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER -- LIAISON FOR THE NATIONAL CANCER POLICY BOARD -- CONSULTANTS -- IOM STAFF.
• Sommario/riassunto: X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the number of women dying from the disease. However, it has a number of limitations. These current limitations in early breast cancer detection technology are driving a surge of new technological developments, from modifications of x-ray mammography such as computer programs that can indicate suspicious areas, to newer methods of detection such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biochemical tests on breast fluids. To explore the merits and drawbacks of these new breast cancer detection techniques, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences convened a committee of experts. During its year of operation, the committee examined the peer-reviewed literature, consulted with other experts in the field, and held two public workshops. In addition to identifying promising new technologies for early detection, the committee explored potential barriers that might prevent the development of new detection methods and their common usage. Such barriers could include lack of funding from agencies that support research and lack of investment in the commercial sector; complicated, inconsistent, or unpredictable federal regulations; inadequate insurance reimbursement; and limited access to or unacceptability of breast cancer detection technology for women and their doctors. Based on the findings of their study, the committee prepared a report entitled Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technology for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, which was published in the spring of 2001. This is a non-technical summary of that report.