Magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer

M Van Goethem, W Tjalma, K Schelfout… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
AIM: Due to its high sensitivity, magnetic resonance (MR) mammography is increasingly
used as adjunct to mammography and ultrasound. The technique, however, has a relatively …

Primary systemic therapy in operable breast cancer

AC Wolff, NE Davidson - Journal of clinical oncology, 2000 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Laboratory studies suggest that primary systemic therapy (PST) could improve
control of micrometastatic disease and impact on overall survival (OS). This article examines …

Evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapeutic response of locally advanced breast cancer by magnetic resonance imaging

DC Abraham, RC Jones, SE Jones… - … Journal of the …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The implementation of new treatment protocols for locally advanced breast
cancer is currently limited by inaccurate evaluation of response to neoadjuvant …

MR mammography in the pre-operative staging of breast cancer in patients with dense breast tissue: comparison with mammography and ultrasound

M Van Goethem, K Schelfout, L Dijckmans… - European …, 2004 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine whether pre-operative MR mammography could
predict the extent of breast cancer in patients with dense breasts or whether dense …

Magnetic resonance imaging of breast cancer: clinical indications and breast MRI reporting system

DM Ikeda, DR Baker, BL Daniel - Journal of Magnetic …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is well suited to the investigation of breast cancer by
virtue of its noninvasive nature and its multiplanar imaging abilities. MRI investigations …

Breast magnetic resonance image screening and ductal lavage in women at high genetic risk for breast carcinoma

AR Hartman, BL Daniel, AW Kurian, MA Mills… - Cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Intensive screening is an alternative to prophylactic mastectomy in women
at high risk for developing breast carcinoma. The current article reports preliminary results …

Multicentricity and recurrence of breast cancer

V Sacchini - The Lancet, 1996 - thelancet.com
Multicentricity of breast cancer has been much studied in the past 10 years, in order to
understand better the basis for and to improve conservative surgery of the breast …

Prognostic value DCE-MRI parameters in predicting factor disease free survival and overall survival for breast cancer patients

N Tuncbilek, F Tokatli, S Altaner, A Sezer… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to assess the predictive power of DCE-MRI semi-
quantitative parameters during treatment of breast cancer, for disease-free (DFS) and overall …

Role of breast magnetic resonance imaging in determining breast as a source of unknown metastatic lymphadenopathy

RS Henry-Tillman, SE Harms, KC Westbrook… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background: Occult primary breast cancer (OPBC) represents less than 1% of breast cancer.
In only a third of cases, mammography identifies a primary tumor. We hypothesized that …

Breast magnetic resonance imaging

SE Harms - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 1998 - Elsevier
Breast MRI is becoming an important tool for the improved management of breast cancer.
The technical attributes of high contrast, high-resolution breast MRI acquisitions are …