title: [Methodological features of magnetic resonance imaging mammography].
abstract: By studying 211 females by currently available radiation techniques, such as X-ray study, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging mammography (MRIM), the authors consider that the specificity of contrast-enhanced MRIM (CE MRIM) is greater than that of MRIM without administering magnetic resonance contrast agents (MRCA). CE MRIM reveals clinically suspicious early-stage breast lesions and defines the stage of a tumorous process, the patients being unexposed to ionizing irradiation. CE MRIM as an auxiliary technique becomes one of the most informative ones, particularly in girls, early reproductive-age females with developed glandular tissue, and pregnant females. In the authors' opinion, the total algorithm of a breast study in this group of patients in specialized medical centers where trained physicians work should differ from the generally accepted algorithm: instead of applying X-ray mammography (XRM) as a basic method of primary diagnosis, ultrasound mammography using Doppler color mapping, followed by MRIM or XRM should be employed.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Kulakov
authors.forename: V O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Panov
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Volobuev
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Rudneva
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Stashuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results