Feasibility and potential limitations of abbreviated breast MRI: an observer study using an enriched cohort.

Background: Breast cancer screening using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been introduced in Western countries primarily for populations with an elevated risk of breast cancer. We conducted an observer study involving an experimental abbreviated MRI interpretation by Japanese radiologists, using an enriched cohort, to evaluate its feasibility in a screening setting.

Methods: Eighty-eight breast MRI examinations including 28 cases with breast cancer were enrolled as study subjects.