MR imaging in screening women at increased risk for breast cancer.
Hereditary breast cancer accounts for 5% to 10% of the total breast cancer burden. Screening of this group of women has been done by palpation and conventional mammography until recently, but because of the age group, mammography has a limited value. MR mammography has been demonstrated to be a reliable imaging modality in this group of patients.
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Department of Radiology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. c.boetes@rdiag.azn.nl
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D019398:Genes, BRCA1 / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors