title: Incorporating Imaging Into the Locoregional Management of Breast Cancer.
abstract: Although some breast cancers present as palpable masses or with other clinical findings, many are detected at screening. Most screening is currently done with digital mammography, but high-risk patients or those with dense breast tissue may undergo additional screening examinations with magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound. Additionally, digital breast tomosynthesis, contrast-enhanced mammography, and molecular breast imaging are newer technologies available at some sites. Optimal usage of breast imaging technologies remains controversial, both in screening and diagnostic settings following a new diagnosis of breast cancer. This article will review well established and newer, alternative breast imaging technologies as well as recent data regarding their role in optimizing patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Electronic address: alourenco@lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lourenco
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Martha B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mainiero
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary