title: Pearls and pitfalls in breast MRI.
abstract: At our academic institution, we have noticed repeated examples of both false-positive and false-negative MR diagnoses in breast cancer. The most common diagnostic errors in interpreting MRI of the breast are discussed in this review and experience-based advice is provided to avoid similar mistakes. The most common reasons for false-positive diagnoses are misinterpretation of artefacts, confusion between normal enhancing structures and tumours and, above all, insufficient use of the American College of Radiology breast imaging reporting and data system lexicon, whereas false-negative diagnoses are made as a result of missed tiny enhancement, a background-enhancing breast, or enhancement interpreted as benign rather than malignant.
authors: Department of Imaging, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Millet
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pages
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Hoa
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Merigeaud
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Curros Doyon
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Prat
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Taourel
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media