Contribution of MRI and color Doppler sonography in breast cancer diagnosis.
Thirty female patients were examined with both MRI (30) and color Doppler sonography (24). MRI after injection of Gadolinium DTPA in combination with fast 3D FLASH sequences makes it possible to plot out signal-intensity changes over a certain period of time. Flow within a malignant breast lesion can be depicted with color Doppler sonography. The signal intensity increase pattern over a period of time, and the detection of color Doppler flow are of major importance for the differential diagnosis in breast cancer.
Rigauts
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Department of Radiology, AZ St.-Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
Casselman
J
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Steyaert
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Devlies
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F
Pattyn
G
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA