Differentiation of benign from malignant breast masses by time-intensity evaluation of contrast enhanced MRI

Fred W. Flickinger; Jerry David Allison; Richard M. Sherry; John C. Wright

doi:10.1016/0730-725X(93)90002-U

Differentiation of benign from malignant breast masses by time-intensity evaluation of contrast enhanced MRI

Fred W. Flickinger, Jerry David Allison, Richard M. Sherry, John C. Wright

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Abstract

Using gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI we analyzed the enhancement characteristics of palpable breast masses in 23 patients-10 cancers and 13 benign lesions. The most specific finding for separating benign from malignant lesions was a ratio of maximum intensity change divided by the time interval during which this first occurred. Designated ranges of this ratio were specific for benign disease and sensitive for malignancy in this small patient group. Three of eight fibroadenomas exhibited enhancement patterns indistinguishable from cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	617-620
Number of pages	4
Journal	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0730-725X(93)90002-U
State	Published - Jan 1 1993

Keywords

Breast neoplasms, diagnosis
Gadolinium-DTPA
Magnetic resonance (MR), contrast enhancement

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Biophysics
Biomedical Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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