Diagnosing breast cancer using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy

…, KL Bechtel, M Fitzmaurice, R Shenk… - … of biomedical optics, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy, we have
developed an algorithm that successfully classifies normal breast tissue, fibrocystic change, …

Diagnosing breast cancer using Raman spectroscopy: prospective analysis

…, JA Gardecki, J Nazemi, R Shenk… - … of biomedical optics, 2009 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present the first prospective test of Raman spectroscopy in diagnosing normal, benign,
and malignant human breast tissues. Prospective testing of spectral diagnostic algorithms …

Axillary lymph node metastases: screening with [F-18] 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) PET.

…, PF Faulhaber, KC Schnur, NL Al-Kasi, RR Shenk - Radiology, 1997 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate [fluorine-18]2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission
tomography (PET) of the axilla as a screening test for detecting regional spread of breast …

Relationship Between the Size and Margin Status of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast and Residual Disease

…, NK Al-Kaisi, F Gebrail, RR Shenk… - Journal of the …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Background: For women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast who have been
treated with breast-conserving surgery, the usefulness of size and surgical margin status (ie, …

Improving the accuracy of axillary lymph node surgery in breast cancer with ultrasound-guided wire localization of biopsy proven metastatic lymph nodes

…, S Bai, H Patterson, C Thompson, R Shenk - Annals of surgical …, 2015 - Springer
Background This study aimed to evaluate whether the use of preoperative ultrasound (US)-guided
wire localization of metastatic axillary lymph nodes (LN) assessed previously by core …

A vasculature-targeting regimen of preoperative docetaxel with or without bevacizumab for locally advanced breast cancer: impact on angiogenic biomarkers

…, L Dumadag, E Hohler, R Leeming, R Shenk… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: Taxanes have effects on angiogenesis causing difficulties in separating biological
effects of chemotherapy from those due to angiogenesis inhibitors. This randomized phase II …

Primary tumor size: relevance to breast cancer survival

JP Crowe, NH Gordon, RR Shenk… - Archives of …, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
• In view of current emphasis on identifying prognostic factors for patients with early breast
cancer, we studied the importance of tumor size to survival among 1392 patients with primary …

Influence of irrigation method and scheduling on patterns of soil and tree water status and its relation to yield and fruit quality in peach

DR Bryla, E Dickson, R Shenk, RS Johnson… - …, 2005 - journals.ashs.org
A 3-year study was done to determine the effects of furrow, microspray, surface drip, and
subsurface drip irrigation on production and fruit quality in mature ‘Crimson Lady’peach [Prunus …

Breast Conservation Surgery Achieving≥ 2 mm Tumor‐Free Margins Results in Decreased Local‐Regional Recurrence Rates

…, B Overmoyer, P Silverman, R Shenk… - The breast …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Whether cosmetically acceptable tumor‐free (≥2 mm) surgical margins reduce the local‐regional
recurrence risk for patients treated with fractionated radiation therapy, chemotherapy, …

Age does not predict breast cancer outcome

JP Crowe, NH Gordon, RR Shenk… - Archives of …, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To determine whether age is a prognostic factor of breast cancer and should be
used to make treatment recommendations, because younger patients are considered to have …