title: Extra-mammary findings on breast MRI: a pictorial review.
abstract: Recent improvements in breast coil performance have made detection of extra-mammary findings increasingly common. Some of these findings have important clinical implications. The radiologist should be aware of the spectrum of extra-mammary pathologies found on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and be able to distinguish clinically significant findings from those that are inconsequential. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate various common and uncommon extra-mammary findings encountered while interpreting breast MRI and to detail appropriate management recommendations.
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
authors.forename: Norna L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Karp
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Electronic address: elissa.price@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Elissa R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
authors.forename: Dorota J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wisner
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
authors.forename: C Belinda
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
authors.forename: Nola M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hylton
authors.affiliation: University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
authors.forename: Bonnie N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods
keywords: Breast; Extra-mammary; Incidental; Magnetic resonance imaging