title: Applications for breast magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: This article reviews the relevant data on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) use in screening, the short-term surgical outcomes and long-term cancer outcomes associated with the use of MRI in breast cancer staging, the use of MRI in occult primary breast cancer, as well as MRI to assess eligibility for accelerated partial breast irradiation and to evaluate tumor response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. MRI for screening is supported in specific high-risk populations, namely, women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, a family history suggesting a hereditary breast cancer syndrome, or a history of chest wall radiation.
authors.affiliation: Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilewskie
authors.affiliation: Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: morrowm@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morrow
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008403:Mass Screening; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
keywords: Breast-conserving therapy; Local recurrence; Magnetic resonance imaging; Occult cancer; Screening