The Women's Imaging Fellow at UMMS will devote approximately 9 months to the Breast Imaging service and 2 months to nonbreast ultrasound and MR imaging at the University of Maryland Medical Center or in cross-sectional imaging (with an emphasis on ultrasound) in combination with mammography and general radiology at one of our private offices or the nearby Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Fellows seeking highly specialized training in breast imaging may choose the multidisciplinary Breast Imaging Fellowship supported by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This includes a minimum of 9 months dedicated time in breast imaging and affords the opportunity for dedicated time in breast pathology, oncology, radiation oncology, breast surgery, and plastic surgery to the extent designated by the fellow.
Our breast imaging services are provided through the newly opened (fall 2007), all-digital Breast Center in the University of Maryland Medical Center. The new center provides screening and diagnostic mammography (approximately 10,000 exams per year), ultrasound, and MR imaging, and breast intervention with an active core needle biopsy and mammotomy program (approximately 300 per year, guided stereotactically or by ultrasound). The faculty and staff work closely with colleagues in the UMMC Greenebaum Cancer Center, and the fellow is expected to participate in multidisciplinary conferences and clinics on topics in breast surgery, pathology, oncology, radiation oncology, and plastic surgery.
Approximately 10,000 ultrasound exams are performed annually at UMMC, including gynecologic, obstetric, abdominal, and small-parts examinations. Interventional procedures include ultrasound-guided biopsies, drainages, and hysterosonography. Three-dimensional ultrasound and ultrasound contrast agents are available for investigational purposes. Training includes pelvic MR imaging.
Participation in clinical research is strongly encouraged, but not required, as part of fellowship training. Projects ongoing in breast imaging include positron emission mammography, issues related to core needle biopsy, screening breast ultrasound, and high-risk screening with MR imaging. Tomosynthesis and elastography are also currently under investigation as routine adjuncts to breast imaging.
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