title: Recognizing artifacts and optimizing breast MRI at 1.5 and 3 T.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article will discuss routine 1.5 and 3 T MRI of the breast as well as illustrate several examples of patient-related and technical artifacts one might encounter. Suggestions to help eliminate these artifacts and optimize images will be provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Artifacts seen on breast MR images can degrade image quality and obscure important findings. Recognizing artifacts and understanding how to address and troubleshoot them is essential for any radiologist interpreting breast MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1600 Divisadero St, Rm C-250, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Silaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yitta
authors.forename: Bonnie N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.forename: Dorota J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wisner
authors.forename: Elissa R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Nola M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hylton
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*