Opinion on breast and armpit ultrasound

The National Mammography Commission of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR), Brazilian Society of Mastology (SBM) and Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (Febrasgo) advises that breast evaluation by ultrasound should include the breasts and underarms, according to the guidelines of the new BI-RADS® (5th edition, 2013). We recommend to … Continue lendo

Lipiodol: victory for the specialty

Lipiodol will no longer leave the Brazilian market. After two years of struggle, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and a few other Secretariats and Technical Chambers approved the change in indication for the use of Lipiodol after its suitability for the market. By the number of approvals required, … Continue lendo