Abstract
Purpose. Our purpose was to compare mammography and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Materials and methods. Ninety patients (aged 58.6±16.1 years) who were candidates for unilateral (n=81) or bilateral (n=9) mastectomy underwent mammography and dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI using a coronal three-dimensional gradient-echo sequence with slice thickness ≤3 mm before and after intravenous injection of gadoteridol (0.1 mmol/kg). Mammographic and MR images were evaluated by two offsite readers working in consensus. Pathological examination performed on 5-mm sections covering the whole breast was used as a reference standard. Results. Out of 99 breasts, pathology revealed 26 DCIS in 14 breasts of 14 patients, aged 52.0±9.6 years. Lesion diameter at pathology was
Translated title of the contribution | What is the sensitivity of mammography and dynamic MR imaging for DCIS if the whole-breast histopathology is used as a reference standard? |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 439-451 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Radiologia Medica |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging