TEST ACRONYM

FULL TERMINOLOGY

Breast Specific Gamma Imaging

DEFINITION

BSGI, a molecular breast imaging technique, is a follow-up to mammography that can see lesions independent of tissue density and discover early stage cancers.

WHEN TEST WOULD BE PERFORMED

BSGI can be used as a follow up screening test after initial diagnosis of breast cancer.

INFORMATION VALUE

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) -- a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands (lobules) and then spreads to the surrounding breast tissues.

CAUTION

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