Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast: quantitative method for kinetic curve type assessment

RH El Khouli, KJ Macura, MA Jacobs… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The type of contrast enhancement kinetic curve (ie, persistently enhancing,
plateau, or washout) seen on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) of the breast is …

Relationship of temporal resolution to diagnostic performance for dynamic contrast enhanced MRI of the breast

RH El Khouli, KJ Macura, PB Barker… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between temporal resolution of dynamic contrast‐
enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and classification of breast lesions as …

3-T dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast: pharmacokinetic parameters versus conventional kinetic curve analysis

RH El Khouli, KJ Macura, IR Kamel… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the incremental value of
pharmacokinetic analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI compared with …

Diagnosis of suspicious breast lesions using an empirical mathematical model for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

X Fan, M Medved, GS Karczmar, C Yang… - Magnetic resonance …, 2007 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to test whether an empirical mathematical model (EMM) of
dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) can distinguish …

Breast DCE-MRI: influence of postcontrast timing on automated lesion kinetics assessments and discrimination of benign and malignant lesions

SC Partridge, KM Stone, RM Strigel, WB DeMartini… - Academic radiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives Breast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
(DCE-MRI) scanning protocols vary widely. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Diagnostic performance of initial enhancement analysis using ultra-fast dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for breast lesions

M Goto, K Sakai, H Yokota, M Kiba, M Yoshida… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To assess the diagnostic value and contribution to BI-RADS categorisation of
initial enhancement on ultra-fast DCE-MRI for differentiating malignant and benign breast …

Kinetic curves of malignant lesions are not consistent across MRI systems: need for improved standardization of breast dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI acquisition

SA Jansen, A Shimauchi, L Zak, X Fan… - American journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare MRI kinetic curve data acquired with
three systems in the evaluation of malignant lesions of the breast. MATERIALS AND …

Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MR imaging

M Moon, D Cornfeld, J Weinreb - Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of …, 2009 - Elsevier
This article discusses the basic principles of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging (DCE-
MR imaging) of the breast, including technical parameters, image acquisition, and image …

Enhancement parameters on dynamic contrast enhanced breast MRI: do they correlate with prognostic factors and subtypes of breast cancers?

JY Kim, SH Kim, YJ Kim, BJ Kang, YY An… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To correlate the enhancement parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) with prognostic factors and immunohistochemical …

Improved diagnostic accuracy in dynamic contrast enhanced MRI of the breast by combined quantitative and qualitative analysis.

PF Liu, JF Debatin, RF Caduff, G Kacl… - The British journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
To develop an optimized interpretation strategy of dynamic contrast enhanced breast MRI
based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria, the features of 120 …