DOI: 10.1055/b-002-74282
Fischer, Uwe: 2012

Practical MR Mammography

High-Resolution MRI of the Breast Print ISBN 9783131320322 · Online ISBN 9783131670328
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Editor: Fischer, Uwe

Title: Practical MR Mammography

Subtitle: High-Resolution MRI of the Breast

Print ISBN: 9783131320322; Online ISBN: 9783131670328; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-002-74282

2nd edition © 2012 Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart

Subjects: Radiology (incl. Interventional Radiology)

Thieme Clinical Collections (English Language)



Front Matter
History of MR Mammography
History of MR Mammography
Preparing and Informing the Patient
Preparing and Informing the Patient
Technique and Methods
Basic Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Surface Coils
Time of Examination
Previous Breast Intervention
Patient Positioning
Breast Compression
Field Strength
2D and 3D Techniques
Parallel Imaging
T1-Weighted Sequences (with and without Fat Saturation)
Echo Time
T2-Weighted Sequences
Temporal Resolution
Spatial Resolution
Slice Orientation
Phase-Encoding Gradient
Paramagnetic Contrast Materials
Image Postprocessing
Computer-Aided Diagnosis / Computer-Aided Detection
Examination Protocol
Presently Unestablished Breast MRI Examination Techniques
Tumor Angiogenesis and Breast MRI
Tumor Angiogenesis and Breast MRI
Diagnostic Criteria
Introduction
Assessment of the T1-Weighted Precontrast Examination
Assessment of the T2-Weighted Examination
Assessment of the Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted Examination
Artifacts and Sources of Error
Incorrect Positioning
Improper Administration of Contrast
Motion Artifacts
Out-of-Phase Imaging
Susceptibility Artifacts
Cardiac Flow Artifacts
Surface Coil Artifacts
Incorrect Region of Interest (ROI)
Insufficient Spatial Resolution
Substandard Subtraction Process (Negative Pixels)
Incorrect Pixel Shifting
Inadequate Windowing
Ghosting
Inhomogeneous Fat Suppression / Silicone Suppression
Normal Findings in Breast MRI
Morphology
Blood Supply
Parenchyma and Age
Parenchymal Asymmetry, Accessory Glandular Tissue
Nipple and Retromamillary Region
Interindividual Variations
Intraindividual Fluctuations
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Pregnancy and the Lactating Breast
Benign Changes
Fibroadenoma
Adenomas
Benign Phyllodes Tumor
Lipomas
Fibrocystic Breast Condition
Adenosis
Stromal Fibrosis of the Breast
Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia
Hemangioma
Adenomyoepithelioma
Simple Cysts
Inflamed Cysts
Hemorrhagic Cysts
Complicated Cysts
Hamartoma of the Breast
Acute Nonpuerperal Mastitis
Abscess
Chronic Nonpuerperal Mastitis
Mondor Disease
Cutaneous Changes in Breast MRI
Postoperative/Posttraumatic Changes
Fat Necrosis
Seroma
Hematoma
Scar Tissue
Changes following Breast-Conserving Therapy plus Radiotherapy/Mastectomy
R1 Resection
Recurrence after Breast-Conserving Therapy/Mastectomy/Breast Reconstruction
Borderline Lesions
Papilloma
Radial Scar
Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS)
Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
Breast Cysts with Intracystic Proliferation
Intraductal Carcinomas
Introduction
Classification
Study Results
Malignant Changes
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Medullary Carcinoma
Mucinous Carcinoma
Invasive Papillary Carcinoma
Tubular Carcinoma
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Paget Disease of the Nipple
Malignant Phyllodes Tumor
Sarcoma
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Breast Carcinomas during Pregnancy and/or the Lactational Period
Study Results
Lymph Node Diagnostics
Lymph Node Diagnostics
Autologous and Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction
Introduction
Diagnostic MRI after Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Diagnostic MRI of Breast Prostheses
Breast MRI in Men
Gynecomastia
Male Breast Cancer
MRI-Guided Interventions
Special Considerations in MRI-Guided Interventions
Diagnostic MRI-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy
Therapeutic MRI-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy
MRI-Guided Localization
Indications for Breast MRI
Introduction
Differentiation between Scar and Local Recurrence after Breast-Conserving Therapy
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Preoperative Local Staging
Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Monitoring during Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Follow-up after Breast Reconstruction with Prosthesis Implantation
The Problem Case in Mammography and/or Breast Ultrasound
Early Breast Cancer Detection with Breast MRI
Differential Diagnosis and Strategy
Solitary Focus
Multiple Foci
Mass Lesion
Nonmasslike Lesion
Architectural Distortion
Quality Assurance
Minimum Requirements for Breast MRI Examinations
Quality Check in Breast MRI
Written Report
Quality Assurance in Special Cases
Current Standing, Problems, and Perspectives of Breast MRI
Current Standing
Problems and Solutions
Perspectives
Annex