Clinical Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Technique, Indications, and Future Applications

Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive imaging modality for the detection of breast cancer, and it is indicated for breast cancer screening in patients at high-risk of developing breast cancer. It is limited to this group given the high cost. In addition, breast MRI is also in...

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Published inSeminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 45 - 59
Main Authors Greenwood, Heather I., Freimanis, Rita I., Carpentier, Bianca M., Joe, Bonnie N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
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Summary:Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive imaging modality for the detection of breast cancer, and it is indicated for breast cancer screening in patients at high-risk of developing breast cancer. It is limited to this group given the high cost. In addition, breast MRI is also indicated for evaluating the extent of disease in patients with new breast cancer diagnoses, monitoring the response to neoadjuvant treatment, and evaluating implant integrity. New promising innovations in breast MRI include fast abbreviated MRI, and functional techniques including diffusion-weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy are promising particularly as regards to treatment response.
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ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1053/j.sult.2017.07.002