Breast MRI: guidelines from the European society of breast imaging

RM Mann, CK Kuhl, K Kinkel, C Boetes - European radiology, 2008 - Springer
The aim of breast MRI is to obtain a reliable evaluation of any lesion within the breast. It is
currently always used as an adjunct to the standard diagnostic procedures of the breast, ie …

MR imaging of the breast for the detection, diagnosis, and staging of breast cancer

SG Orel, MD Schnall - Radiology, 2001 - pubs.rsna.org
With the introduction of contrast agents, advances in surface coil technology, and
development of new imaging protocols, contrast agent–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) …

Diagnostic accuracy of mammography, clinical examination, US, and MR imaging in preoperative assessment of breast cancer

WA Berg, L Gutierrez, MS NessAiver, WB Carter… - radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively assess accuracy of mammography, clinical examination,
ultrasonography (US), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in preoperative assessment …

Surgical margins in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy

SE Singletary - The American journal of surgery, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Patients receiving breast conservation therapy have a lifelong risk of local
recurrence. To minimize this risk, surgeons have explored various approaches to examining …

Sensitivity of MRI versus mammography for detecting foci of multifocal, multicentric breast cancer in fatty and dense breasts using the whole-breast pathologic …

F Sardanelli, GM Giuseppetti… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to compare the effectiveness of mammography and MRI in the
detection of multifocal, multicentric breast cancer. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Ninety …

Breast MRI screening of women with a personal history of breast cancer

S Brennan, L Liberman… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to determine the cancer detection and biopsy rate
among women who have breast MRI screening solely on the basis of a personal history of …

International investigation of breast MRI: results of a multicentre study (11 sites) concerning diagnostic parameters for contrast-enhanced MRI based on 519 …

SH Heywang-Köbrunner, U Bick, WG Bradley Jr… - European …, 2001 - Springer
A multicentre study was undertaken to provide fundamentals for improved standardization
and optimized interpretation guidelines of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Only patients …

MRI vs. histologic measurement of breast cancer following chemotherapy: comparison with x‐ray mammography and palpation

PT Weatherall, GF Evans, GJ Metzger… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty consecutive patients with breast cancer were evaluated following chemotherapy
using MRI to assess the size of cancer residua and compare these data with subsequent …

Magnetic resonance imaging in patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma-in-situ: value in the diagnosis of residual disease, occult invasion, and multicentricity

ES Hwang, K Kinkel, LJ Esserman, Y Lu… - Annals of surgical …, 2003 - Springer
Background: Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be a sensitive
imaging tool for invasive breast cancers, its utility in ductal carcinoma-in-situ (DCIS) of the …

Problem solving MR imaging of the breast

CH Lee - Radiologic Clinics, 2004 - radiologic.theclinics.com
X-ray mammography is an effective means of detecting and diagnosing breast cancer and is
the only modality that has been demonstrated to decrease breast cancer mortality when …