The potential of multiparametric MRI of the breast

K Pinker, TH Helbich, EA Morris - The British journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
MRI is an essential tool in breast imaging, with multiple established indications. Dynamic
contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) is the backbone of any breast MRI protocol and has an …

Multiparametric MRI of the breast: A review

MA Marino, T Helbich, P Baltzer… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
During their development, cancers acquire several functional capabilities, which are defined
as the hallmarks of cancer. For a deeper understanding of the hallmarks of cancer, and …

Clinical role of breast MRI now and going forward

D Leithner, GJ Wengert, TH Helbich, S Thakur… - Clinical radiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a well-established method in breast imaging, with
manifold clinical applications, including the non-invasive differentiation between benign and …

Diffusion-weighted imaging allows for downgrading MR BI-RADS 4 lesions in contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast to avoid unnecessary biopsy

P Clauser, B Krug, H Bickel, M Dietzel, K Pinker… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Diffusion-weighted imaging with the calculation of an apparent diffusion coefficient
(ADC) has been proposed as a quantitative biomarker on contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) …

Pretreatment MR imaging features of triple-negative breast cancer: association with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and recurrence-free survival

MS Bae, SU Shin, HS Ryu, W Han, SA Im, IA Park… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate whether pretreatment breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
features are associated with pathologic complete response (PCR) and recurrence-free …

How to use the Kaiser score as a clinical decision rule for diagnosis in multiparametric breast MRI: a pictorial essay

M Dietzel, PAT Baltzer - Insights into imaging, 2018 - Springer
Due to its superior sensitivity, breast MRI (bMRI) has been established as an important
additional diagnostic tool in the breast clinic and is used for screening in patients with an …

Limited role of DWI with apparent diffusion coefficient mapping in breast lesions presenting as non-mass enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

D Avendano, MA Marino, D Leithner, S Thakur… - Breast Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Background Available data proving the value of DWI for breast cancer diagnosis is mainly
for enhancing masses; DWI may be less sensitive and specific in non-mass enhancement …

Introduction of a breast apparent diffusion coefficient category system (ADC-B) derived from a large multicenter MRI database

H Bickel, P Clauser, K Pinker, T Helbich, I Biondic… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To develop an intuitive and generally applicable system for the reporting,
assessment, and documentation of ADC to complement standard BI-RADS criteria. Methods …

A multicentric comparison of apparent diffusion coefficient mapping and the Kaiser score in the assessment of breast lesions

M Dietzel, B Krug, P Clauser, C Burke… - Investigative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective We sought to compare the diagnostic performance of apparent diffusion coefficient
(ADC) mapping with the Kaiser score (KS) to distinguish benign from malignant breast …

The Kaiser score reliably excludes malignancy in benign contrast-enhancing lesions classified as BI-RADS 4 on breast MRI high-risk screening exams

RI Milos, F Pipan, A Kalovidouri, P Clauser… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives MRI is an integral part of breast cancer screening in high-risk patients. We
investigated whether the application of the Kaiser score, a clinical decision-support tool, may …