作者
Valentina Iotti, Sara Ravaioli, Rita Vacondio, Chiara Coriani, Sabrina Caffarri, Roberto Sghedoni, Andrea Nitrosi, Moira Ragazzi, Elisa Gasparini, Cristina Masini, Giancarlo Bisagni, Giuseppe Falco, Guglielmo Ferrari, Luca Braglia, Alberto Del Prato, Ivana Malavolti, Vladimiro Ginocchi, Pierpaolo Pattacini
发表日期
2017/12
期刊
Breast Cancer Research
卷号
19
页码范围
1-13
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
Neoadjuvant-chemotherapy (NAC) is considered the standard treatment for locally advanced breast carcinomas. Accurate assessment of disease response is fundamental to increase the chances of successful breast-conserving surgery and to avoid local recurrence. The purpose of this study was to compare contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) and contrast-enhanced-MRI (MRI) in the evaluation of tumor response to NAC.
Methods
This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board and written informed consent was obtained. Fifty-four consenting women with breast cancer and indication of NAC were consecutively enrolled between October 2012 and December 2014. Patients underwent both CESM and MRI before, during and after NAC. MRI was performed first, followed by CESM within 3 days. Response …
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