Ductal pattern enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging of the breast due to ductal lavage.
Our purpose is to describe the appearance of breast ductal enhancement found on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after breast ductal lavage (DL). We describe a novel etiology of enhancement in a ductal pattern on postcontrast MRI of the breast. Knowledge of the potential for breast MRI enhancement subsequent to DL, which can mimic the appearance of a pathologic lesion, is critical to the care of patients who undergo breast MRI and DL or other intraductal cannulation procedures.
Ghanouni
Pejman
P
Department of Radiology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Kurian
Allison W
AW
Margolis
Daniel
D
Hartman
Anne-Renee
AR
Mills
Meredith A
MA
Plevritis
Sylvia K
SK
Ford
James M
JM
Daniel
Bruce L
BL
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity