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MRI is increasingly being used by radiologists to confirm diagnoses and perform operative procedures of the breast. MRI's contrast between soft tissues in the breast is many times greater than that obtained by plain-film mammography. As opposed to x-rays, which are known to cause damage to cellular DNA, the magnetic fields and radiowaves used with MRI are not known to have any long-term biologic effect. MRI of the breast requires intravenous injection of a contrast agent, which helps highlight breast abnormalities. The American Cancer Society has advised women at high risk for breast cancer to have an MRI.

This book, a collaboration between an experienced breast imager and a breast surgeon, contains 100 cases and covers high risk screening, extent of disease evaluation, as well as the full range of benign and malignant tumors found in the breast: DCIS, invasive ductal cancers, and invasive lobule cancers. Rare lesions such as phyllodes, mucinous, liposarcomas, and myotiboblastomas are also covered. Pathologic correlations are included where appropriate. This book has a special emphasis on preoperative planning involving MRI and thus may also appeal to surgical oncologists specializing in breast cancer.

A companion website offers fully searchable text and images.

Contents:

General Principles of Breast MRI Interpretation ..............................12

High-Risk Screening .......................................................................113

Extent of Disease Evaluation..........................................................354

Mammographic and Clinical Problem Solving ...............................715

Benign Lesions..............................................................................1056

High-Risk Lesions..........................................................................1297

Ductal Carcinoma in Situ ..............................................................1538

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma ...........................................................1939

Invasive Lobular Carcinoma..........................................................23310

Recurrence....................................................................................28111

Positive 6-Month Follow-U p Exams .............................................30312

Index 329

False-Negative Breast MRI Exams................................................313

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ISBN-13: 9781609132361
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: June, 2011
Pages: 344
Weight: 3g
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Subcategories: General, Nuclear Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radiology

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