MR imaging of the breast in the follow-up evaluation of conservative nonoperatively treated breast cancer.
Because of postradiation changes in the breast, evaluation of the efficacy of conservative local radiation treatment is difficult, and early detection of recurrent disease is often a diagnostic challenge. MR imaging of the breast aids in the follow-up of conservatively treated breast cancers. When recurrent disease is suspected, MR imaging allows for the differentiation between late postradiation changes in the breast and recurrent carcinoma.
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis