RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Role of MRI in breast cancer management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 525
OP 532
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.06043
VO 76
IS 9
A1 Louie Enriquez
A1 Jay Listinsky
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/9/525.abstract
AB In breast cancer, different situations call for different imaging tests. Mammography is the test of choice for screening women with no signs or symptoms of breast cancer. For diagnosis, tailored mammographic views and ultrasonography are the norm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is highly sensitive for cancer staging, problem-solving, posttreatment surveillance, and other indications. It can detect primary breast cancers and additional foci of cancer that are occult to standard imaging. Continued improvements in technology and studies to assess outcomes will help to better define MRI’s role in breast cancer.