title: Ductal pattern enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging of the breast due to ductal lavage.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Pejman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghanouni
authors.forename: Allison W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: Anne-Renee
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Meredith A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Sylvia K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Plevritis
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Bruce L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: 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