Breast MR Imaging: What the Radiologist Needs to Know

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast is being performed more frequently to improve primary and recurrent tumor detection, characterization, and response to therapy. Sensitivity of this test approaches 90% and the specificity ranges from 37% to 100%. We present a concise tutorial for the ge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dhillon, Gurpreet S., Bell, Nick, Ginat, Daniel T., Levit, Alena, Destounis, Stamatia, O’Connell, Avice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22059150
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.85655
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Sumario:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast is being performed more frequently to improve primary and recurrent tumor detection, characterization, and response to therapy. Sensitivity of this test approaches 90% and the specificity ranges from 37% to 100%. We present a concise tutorial for the general radiologist with a pictorial review of common lesions identified with breast MRI.

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