Effect of breast magnetic resonance imaging on the clinical management of women with early-stage breast carcinoma.

Purpose: To determine the impact of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the clinical management of patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Patients And Methods: A review was performed of the records of 207 women with early-stage breast cancer (including five women with bilateral disease) who underwent breast MRI during work-up for breast conservation treatment. All patients presented with clinical stage 0, I, or II disease.