Radiology Key

The interpretation approach should also be tailored to the population being imaged. Patients that are at high risk (≥20–25% lifetime risk) are still recommended to have a breast MRI using…

Positive predictive value for malignancy at MRI-guided core biopsy Author (year) No. of lesions Needle gauge Cancers Perlet et al (2002) 2 334 11 84 (25%) Orel et al (2006)…

The goal of abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is to maximize sensitivity to breast cancer in a short (<5-minute) imaging session that screens women for breast cancer. 1,​ 2…

Technical Aspects of Abbreviated Breast MRI For abbreviated breast MRI, it is important to choose a pulse sequence protocol that is easy to run, that is reliable and robust, and…

6.1 Introduction For the past four decades, mammography screening has been the primary imaging method for detection of early breast cancer in the general female population. Mammography screening has been shown…

Although mammography is an effective screening test, it is a suboptimal test. A mammogram is a two-dimensional (2D) image (or shadow) of the breast and its sensitivity is limited by…

Related posts: Current Clinical Evidence on Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Introduction to Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Imaging Techniques for Performing Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technical Aspects of Abbreviated Breast…

The Need for Improved Breast Cancer Screening Methods Irrespective of tumor biology, it is true that there is a close correlation between the stage of breast cancer at the time…