Contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast-CT (CBBCT): clinical performance compared to mammography and MRI.

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced (CE) cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) in dense breast tissue and compare it to non-contrast (NC) CBBCT, mammography (MG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: This prospective institutional review board-approved study included 41 women (52 breasts) with American College of Radiology (ACR) density types c or d and Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 4 or 5 assessments in MG or ultrasound (US). Imaging modalities were independently evaluated by two blinded readers.

The Value of Quality-Assured Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Asymptomatic Women.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the exclusive performance of quality-assured high-resolution breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for early detection of breast cancer in a population of asymptomatic women.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1189 MRI examinations performed in 789 asymptomatic women (mean age, 51.1 years) were evaluated.

The role of cone-beam breast-CT for breast cancer detection relative to breast density.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of breast density on the diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) in comparison to mammography for the detection of breast masses.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from August 2015 to July 2016. Fifty-nine patients (65 breasts, 112 lesions) with BI-RADS, 5th edition 4 or 5 assessment in mammography and/or ultrasound of the breast received an additional non-contrast CBBCT.

Short first-pass MRI of the breast.

To reduce examination time and costs, a new concept for MRI of the breast is presented. This short first-pass MRI takes 4-5 minutes and could be applied to approximately three-quarters of all women.

Preoperative MR imaging in patients with breast cancer: preoperative staging, effects on recurrence rates, and outcome analysis.

As well documented for other diseases (ie, lymphoma), an accurate pretherapeutic assessment of the extent of breast cancer is essential for planning the appropriate treatment to get the best long-term results, decrease recurrence rates, and increase patient survival. This article presents an overview of the effects of preoperative local staging with MR imaging in breast cancer patients.

Soft copy versus hard copy reading in digital mammography.

The objective of this study was to compare soft copy reading at a mammography work station with hard copy reading of full-field digital mammographic images. Mammograms of 60 patients ( n = 29 malignant, n = 31 benign) performed with full-field digital mammography (Senographe 2000D, GE, Buc, France) were evaluated. Reading was performed based on hard copy prints (Scopix, Agfa, Leverkusen, Germany) and on 2 k x 2.