{"id":104644,"date":"2017-11-12T02:53:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T00:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/johannesburg-based-womens-medical-imaging-centre-achieves-international-mri-accreditation-highly-specialised-radiology-centre-advocates-comprehensive-approach-to-breast-health\/"},"modified":"2017-11-12T02:53:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T00:53:18","slug":"johannesburg-based-womens-medical-imaging-centre-achieves-international-mri-accreditation-highly-specialised-radiology-centre-advocates-comprehensive-approach-to-breast-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/johannesburg-based-womens-medical-imaging-centre-achieves-international-mri-accreditation-highly-specialised-radiology-centre-advocates-comprehensive-approach-to-breast-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Johannesburg based women\u2019s medical imaging centre achieves international MRI accreditation \u2013 Highly specialised radiology centre advocates comprehensive approach to breast health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Johannesburg based women\u2019s medical imaging centre achieves international MRI accreditation \u2013 Highly specialised radiology centre advocates comprehensive approach to breast health<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The radiology department at Netcare Park Lane Hospital in Johannesburg has been awarded international accreditation in breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by the American College of Radiology (ACR). It is the first centre of its kind in South Africa to receive this accreditation.<\/p>\n

\u201cParklane Radiology received the ACR gold seal of accreditation for three years following a recent review by ACR. Breast cancer patients are therefore assured of the highest levels of image quality and patient safety. We congratulate Parklane Radiology and the medical professionals practising there, as the accreditation affirms their considerable expertise in this field,\u201d says Jacques du Plessis, managing director of Netcare\u2019s hospital division.<\/p>\n

\u201cMRI of the breast offers valuable information to oncologists and other breast care specialists about a number of breast conditions that may not be obtained using other imaging technologies such as mammography or ultrasound,\u201d he adds. \u201cThe MRI is therefore an important additional tool in the diagnosis and treatment of many patients, particularly those who are at high risk of breast cancer due to abnormal genetics and family history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s imaging department which forms part of Parklane Radiology at Netcare Park Lane Hospital was developed in recent years by diagnostic radiologists Dr Harry Said, Dr Peter Schoub, Dr Leora Sweidan and Dr Sandy Wise. The comprehensive breast imaging service offered includes MRI, MRI-guided biopsies, tomosynthesis mammography and ultrasound. They have developed a comprehensive, world-class service that is entirely dedicated to, and specialises in, women\u2019s imaging.<\/p>\n

Dr Schoub says that the women\u2019s imaging department works as part of an integrated, holistic team with other specialists at Netcare Park Lane Hospital, as well as with the Breast Care Centre of Excellence situated at Netcare Milpark Hospital. He adds that MRI is an extremely useful diagnostic tool in certain patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cBreast MRI is the most accurate imaging test available to detect breast cancer and is used to screen high risk patients, evaluate the extent of cancer, identify recurrent cancer and solve dilemmas presented by conventional imaging such as mammograms and ultrasounds,\u201d explains Dr Schoub.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may also be used with other imaging approaches such as mammography and breast ultrasound to monitor a patient\u2019s breast health, as it often detects smaller abnormalities in the breast that is not possible with other technologies such as mammography, and greatly assists in guiding breast cancer treatment plans,\u201d he notes.<\/p>\n

According to Dr Schoub, MRI can be extremely useful in younger female patients who tend to have denser breast tissue. As it does not use radiation, it can be used to conduct more regular breast screenings safely in younger women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost breast MRIs are done following discussions between the radiologist and breast surgeon or oncologist. It plays a particularly important role in assessing the cancer extent and presence of multiple cancers. The knowledge gained from this scan helps the surgeons and oncologists to plan the most appropriate treatment for breast cancer patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny facility performing breast MRIs must be capable of doing MRI guided biopsies \u2013 for example, if a small cancer is only visible on MRI, then it can only be sampled or biopsied by using MRI to localise the tumour. At Parklane Radiology we have accumulated considerable experience both in interpreting breast MRI scans and performing MRI guided biopsies,\u201d explains Dr Schoub.<\/p>\n

ACR accreditation is only awarded to facilities meeting its strict practice parameters and technical standards, and after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cImage quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility technology and equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programmes are assessed,\u201d says Dr Schoub. \u201cThe findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report that can be used for continuous practice improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are exceptionally proud to have met the ACR\u2019s stringent requirements and to be the first centre of this kind to be accredited in MRI by the ACR in South Africa,\u201d concludes Dr Schoub.<\/p>\n

More on the American College of Radiology (ACR)<\/p>\n

The American College of Radiology (ACR) was founded in 1924 and is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science and professions of radiological care.<\/p>\n

The College serves more than 37 000 diagnostic\/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programmes focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.<\/p>\n

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