[Imaging of the breast tissue].
Mammography remains the most important breast exam; mammography, know to be highly sensitive in detecting microcalcifications. Ultrasound is not suitable for screening, but it allows enough resolution to discriminate the very subtle differences of acoustic impedance among the breast tissue. The indications for MRI of the breast is far established may be defined as follows: 1) patients with silicone implants with or without mastectomy; 2) patients whose breast are difficult to evaluate by combined mammography and ultrasonography, who have: a) had breast conservation therapy, b) axillary lymph-node metastasis from an unknown primary tumor; c) postoperative scarring; d) proven carcinoma of one breast, MRI being performed to exclude multifocality. The authors recommend caution in the use of breast MRI in the assessment and management of suspected recurrent carcinoma.
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Servizio TC-RM, Io Clinica Medica, Università degli Sudi di Roma La Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, Italia. Gualdi@uniRoma1.it
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