Water-selective spectral-spatial contrast-enhanced breast MRI for cancer detection in patients with extracapsular and injected free silicone.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigates the use of contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted, water-selective spectral-spatial 3D gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetization transfer (3DSSMT) for detecting breast cancer in patients with intraparenchymal silicone.


CONCLUSIONS
Water-selective 3DSSMT provides superior fat and silicone suppression in patients with free silicone as compared with conventional fat saturation. It enables direct, high-quality, high-spatial-resolution, T1-weighted breast MRI of contrast enhancement without the need for subtraction processing and aids diagnosis of cancer in the breast with free silicone.
Po
Julia
J
New York University, Department of Radiology, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Margolis
Daniel J A
DJ
Cunningham
Charles H
CH
Herfkens
Robert J
RJ
Ikeda
Debra M
DM
Daniel
Bruce L
BL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020034:Silicone Gels; D014867:Water
D003287:Contrast Media; D020034:Silicone Gels; D014867:Water