Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) now makes up 20% to 30% of newly diagnosed breast cancers, an increase in detection that is largely attributed to the advent of screening mammography. Before the advent of screening mammography, DCIS made up about…
Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Mammography is the single large-scale method currently employed in screening for breast cancer in asymptomatic women. Although the effect of mammography in decreasing mortality is debated, multiple studies…
Optimal breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interpretation depends on the image reader’s ability to both detect and accurately characterize contrast enhanced breast lesions. Detecting areas of enhancement involves the tedious process of comparing the precontrast and postcontrast sequences. This process…
Optimizing the breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol requires many decisions to be made about image acquisition techniques, types of pulse sequences, and sequence parameters used to control image quality and acquisition speed. Fundamental trade-offs exist among spatial resolution, acquisition…
Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was introduced into the breast imaging community in the 1990s. A considerable number of research studies were conducted, with findings revealing promising results Breast MRI provided a novel approach to detecting breast cancer and diagnosing…