Breast MR imaging. An analysis of its role with respect to other imaging and interventional modalities.
The history of breast imaging has focused on the role of dedicated mammography, with its unique ability to provide exquisite contrast and resolution. The dual challenge of breast imaging--public health screening and diagnosis--requires unparalleled considerations of radiation dose and cost, and has prompted the development of other technologies that have failed to replace but have often defined ancillary roles to mammography. The role of breast MR imaging must be measured by these standards, and requires critical appraisal of both its unique contributions and practical limitations.
D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D003287:Contrast Media; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008327:Mammography / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008403:Mass Screening; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment
D003287:Contrast Media