Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Breast Ultrasonography as an Adjunct to Mammographic Screening in High-Risk Patients

Screening mammography remains the standard of care for breast cancer screening of the general population and is likely to remain so in the foreseeable future. We discuss the current role of breast ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in screening for breast cancer in the high-risk populat...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 2011-08, Vol.32 (4), p.266-272
Main Authors: Le-Petross, Huong T., MD, Shetty, Mahesh K., MD, FRCR, FACR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Early Detection of Cancer - methods
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Mammography - methods
Mass Screening - methods
Radiology
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Mammary - methods
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Summary:Screening mammography remains the standard of care for breast cancer screening of the general population and is likely to remain so in the foreseeable future. We discuss the current role of breast ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in screening for breast cancer in the high-risk population. Breast ultrasound finds small cancers not seen on mammography particularly in women with dense breasts. Breast MRI has sensitivity significantly higher than that of mammography, breast ultrasound, or a combination of mammography and breast ultrasound.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1053/j.sult.2011.03.005