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Abbreviated Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening: Concept, Early Results, and Considerations

  • Eun Sook Ko (Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) ;
  • Elizabeth A. Morris (Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
  • Received : 2018.10.16
  • Accepted : 2018.12.27
  • Published : 2019.04.01
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Abstract

Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasingly utilized, especially in screening for high-risk cases, because of its high sensitivity and superior ability to detect cancers as compared with mammography and ultrasound. Several limitations such as higher cost, longer examination time, longer interpretation time, and low availability have hindered the wider application of MRI, especially for screening of average-risk women. To overcome some of these limitations and increase access to MRI screening, an abbreviated breast MRI protocol has been introduced. Abbreviated breast MRI is becoming popular and challenges the status quo. This review aims to present an overview of abbreviated MRI, discuss the current findings, and introduce ongoing prospective trials.

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