Supplemental MRI Screening for Women with Extremely Dense Breast Tissue
In this randomized trial, women with extremely dense breast tissue were invited to undergo MRI screening or received only mammography during a 2-year screening period. There was a 50% lower rate of interval cancers among the women invited for MRI screening. Among those who underwent MRI-directed bio...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2019-11, Vol.381 (22), p.2091-2102 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this randomized trial, women with extremely dense breast tissue were invited to undergo MRI screening or received only mammography during a 2-year screening period. There was a 50% lower rate of interval cancers among the women invited for MRI screening. Among those who underwent MRI-directed biopsies, 26% had breast cancer. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1903986 |