Breast MRI used as a problem-solving tool reliably excludes malignancy

Breast MRI used as a problem-solving tool reliably excludes malignancy

Highlights • Breast MRI reliably excludes malignancy in conventional BI-RADS 0 cases (NPV: 100%). • Malignancy rate in the BI-RADS 0 population is substantial with 13.5%. • Breast MRI used as a problem-solving tool reliably excludes malignancy.

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of radiology 2015-01, Vol.84 (1), p.61-64
Hauptverfasser: Spick, Claudio, Szolar, Dieter H.M, Preidler, Klaus W, Tillich, Manfred, Reittner, Pia, Baltzer, Pascal A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
BI-RADS 0
Breast - pathology
Breast cancer
Breast MRI
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Mammography - methods
Middle Aged
Problem-solving
Radiology
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and specificity
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Breast MRI reliably excludes malignancy in conventional BI-RADS 0 cases (NPV: 100%). • Malignancy rate in the BI-RADS 0 population is substantial with 13.5%. • Breast MRI used as a problem-solving tool reliably excludes malignancy.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.10.005