Breast Specific Gamma |
TEST ACRONYMBSGIFULL TERMINOLOGYBreast Specific Gamma Imaging DEFINITIONBSGI, 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 PERFORMEDBSGI can be used as a follow up screening test after initial diagnosis of breast cancer. INFORMATION VALUEBreast-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. CAUTIONN/A
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