MR Protocols Breast Imaging

Abbreviated MRI Protocols for Detecting Breast Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity of two abbreviated protocols (AP) of MRI in breast cancer screening of dense breast tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study in 356 participants with dense breast tissue and negative mammography results. The study was approved by the Nanjing Medical University Ethics Committee. Patients were imaged with a full diagnostic protocol (FDP) of...

Clinical Breast MR Using MRS or DWI: Who Is the Winner?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast gained a role in clinical practice thanks to the optimal sensitivity of contrast-enhanced (CE) protocols. This approach, first proposed 30 years ago and further developed as bilateral highly spatially resolved dynamic study, is currently considered superior for cancer detection to any other technique. However, other directions than CE imaging have ...

Comparison between MRS and DWI in MRI of breast cancer

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer death (after lung cancer) in people throughout the world. Today, MRI is being used because of the limitations of x-ray mammography to detect breast cancer. Non-contrast sequences were associated to CE sequences in a breast MRI protocol for the sake of appraising morphologic ...

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Friday 22 April 2016

Imaging for breast cancer comprises multiple options in terms of modalities and protocols that have to be applied in the clinical context by radiologists, referring GPs and medical imaging technicians across a broad patient population. We will discuss the roles of modalities such as mammography (standard 2D and 3D/ DBT), breast ultrasound as well as the suite of interventional options including...