title: Breast cancer screening and problem solving using mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Although mammography is the mainstay of early breast cancer detection, it has known limitations, particularly in women with dense breasts. As a result, additional imaging modalities, including ultrasound and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, are also being used to supplement mammography in the early detection of occult breast cancer. This article reviews the indications and efficacy of mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging as both screening and diagnostic tools.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA. regina.hooley@yale.edu
authors.forename: Regina J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hooley
authors.forename: Liva
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrejeva
authors.forename: Leslie M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Scoutt
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media