Madiha Hijazi

Dr. Madiha Hijazi


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 January 2025 in Diagnostics
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RCReve Chahine
Reve Chahine
MHMadiha Hijazi
Madiha Hijazi
NRNajwa Radwan
Najwa Radwan
GBGhina Berjawi
Ghina Berjawi
LNLara Nassar
Lara Nassar
Since its introduction, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has been widely incorporated in screening for breast cancer due to its lesser recall and higher cancer detection rates. Some screen-detected lesions may be visible only by DBT, requiring biopsy using DBT guidance. This review article dissects the different steps of tomosynthesis-guided biopsy and discusses the different obstacles that might be encountered during each step while providing the appropriate solutions, hence allowing physicians to perform a successful biopsy with the least patient discomfort.

8 August 2024 in Diagnostics
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MHMadiha Hijazi
Madiha Hijazi
RCReve Chahine
Reve Chahine
GBGhina Berjawi
Ghina Berjawi
YJYara Jabbour
Yara Jabbour
TATamara El Annan
Tamara El Annan
LNLara Nassar
Lara Nassar
(1) Background: The Kaiser score is a user-friendly tool that evaluates lesions on breast MRI and has been studied in the general population and a few specific clinical scenarios. We aim to evaluate the performance of the Kaiser score in the characterization of additional lesions identified on staging breast MRI. (2) Methods: The Kaiser score of the biopsied additional lesions identified on staging MRI in recently diagnosed breast cancer patients was retrospectively determined. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic capability of the Kaiser score and whether it is affected by different imaging and pathological parameters of the additional and the index lesion. (3) Results: Seventy-six patients with ninety-two MRI-detected lesions constitute the studied population. There was a statistically significant difference in the Kaiser score between benign and malignant lesions, irrespective of the pathology of the index cancer (p = 0.221) or the size and the imaging features of the additional lesion. Using a cutoff of 5 and above for suspicious lesions, biopsy could have been avoided in 34/92 lesions. (4) Conclusions: The Kaiser score can assist radiologists in the evaluation of additional MRI lesions identified in recently diagnosed breast cancer patients, thus decreasing the number of unneeded biopsies and delays in definitive surgical management.