Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast as a Problem-solving Method: To Be or Not to Be?

• Published in: The breast journal Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 622 - 631
• Main Authors: Oztekin, Pelin Seher, Kosar, Pinar Nercis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy - utilization; breast imaging; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Female; Humans; magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Mammography; Middle Aged; problem-solving; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography, Mammary; Young Adult; breast imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; problem-solving

The use of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast as a complementary problem‐solving tool was explored in a heterogeneous population sample. A total of 3,076 patients that underwent breast MRI examination between January 2008 and June 2012 in our center were screened retrospectively....