Technologic considerations for breast tumor size assessment.
Breast tumor staging and treatment response is primarily determined by tumor size. Presently there are four techniques to measure breast cancer size: (1) palpations, (2) mammography, (3) ultrasonography, and (4) MR imaging. This article reviews the applications and limitations of each technique and the improvements MR imaging can provide.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010173:Palpation; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary