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Washington I, Palm RF, White J, Rosenberg SA, Ataya D. The Role of MRI in Breast Cancer and Breast Conservation Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2122. [PMID: 38893241 PMCID: PMC11171236 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16112122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Contrast-enhanced breast MRI has an established role in aiding in the detection, evaluation, and management of breast cancer. This article discusses MRI sequences, the clinical utility of MRI, and how MRI has been evaluated for use in breast radiotherapy treatment planning. We highlight the contribution of MRI in the decision-making regarding selecting appropriate candidates for breast conservation therapy and review the emerging role of MRI-guided breast radiotherapy.
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- Iman Washington
- Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 4001 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 10920 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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Zhang F, Wang J, Jin L, Jia C, Shi Q, Wu R. Comparison of the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with conventional ultrasound versus magnetic resonance imaging in malignant non-mass breast lesions. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20220880. [PMID: 37393540 PMCID: PMC10546433 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)+conventional ultrasound vs MRI for malignant non-mass breast lesions (NMLs). METHODS A total of 109 NMLs detected by conventional ultrasound and examined by both CEUS and MRI were retrospectively analysed. The characteristics of NMLs in CEUS and MRI were noted, and agreement between the two modalities was analysed. Sensitivity, specificity, positive-predictive value (PPV), negative-predictive value (NPV), and area under the curve (AUC) of the two methods for diagnosing malignant NMLs were calculated in the overall sample and subgroups of different sizes(<10 mm, 10-20 mm, >20 mm). RESULTS A total of 66 NMLs detected by conventional ultrasound showed non-mass enhancement in MRI. Agreement between ultrasound and MRI was 60.6%. Probability of malignancy was higher when there was agreement between the two modalities. In the overall group, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the two methods were 91.3%, 71.4%, 60%, 93.4% and 100%, 50.4%, 59.7%, 100%, respectively. The diagnostic performance of CEUS+conventional ultrasound was better than that of MRI (AUC: 0.825 vs 0.762, p = 0.043). The specificity of both methods decreased as lesion size increased, but sensitivity did not change. There was no significant difference between the AUCs of the two methods in the size subgroups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The diagnostic performance of CEUS+conventional ultrasound may be better than that of MRI for NMLs detected by conventional ultrasound. However, the specificity of both methods decrease significantly as lesion size increases. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE This is the first study to compare the diagnostic performance of CEUS+conventional ultrasound vs that of MRI for malignant NMLs detected by conventional ultrasound. While CEUS+conventional ultrasound appears to be superior to MRI, subgroup analysis suggests that diagnostic performance is poorer for larger NMLs.
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- Fan Zhang
- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Departmentof Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Coskun Bilge A, Demir PI, Aydin H, Bostanci IE. Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging findings that affect the magnetic resonance-directed ultrasound correlation of non-mass enhancement lesions: a single-center retrospective study. Br J Radiol 2022; 95:20210832. [PMID: 34990263 PMCID: PMC9153717 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20210832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our single-center retrospective study aimed to evaluate the relationship between magnetic resonance (MR)-directed ultrasound (MDUS) detectability and MRI findings of non-mass enhancement (NME) lesions, regarding the morphologic and enhancement features, the distance from the skin and nipple, and the presence of concomitant landmarks. METHODS A total of 350 MRI-detected NME lesions that were determined between January 2015 and May 2019 and subsequently underwent MDUS were analyzed. The MRI findings, biopsy results, and follow-up outcomes of lesions were recorded. The correlation between the MRI findings of the lesions and MDUS detectability was analyzed. RESULTS 114 (32.6%) of the 350 lesions had a counterpart in the MDUS. Respectively, 66 (37.9%), 38 (43.2%) and 59 (38.3%) of the lesions detected in MDUS were larger than 20 mm in size, with a distance of less than 20 mm to the nipple and 15 mm to the skin. The lesion size and lesion distance to the nipple and skin were significantly associated with a ultrasound correlate (p < 0.05). The MDUS detection rate was significantly higher in NME lesions with MR findings including diffuse distribution (p < 0.001), clustered-ring enhancement pattern (p < 0.001), washout kinetic curve (p = 0.006), and MR-BIRADS category 5 (p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression showed that only the clustered-ring enhancement pattern was significantly associated with an MDUS correlation (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Statistically significant correlations were found between the size, distance to the nipple and skin, distribution pattern, enhancement pattern and kinetic curve of the NME lesions on MRI and ultrasound detectability. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE We found that clustered-ring enhancement patterns were significantly more frequent in MR-directed ultrasound detectable lesions.
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- Almila Coskun Bilge
- Department of Radiology, Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Kang W, Zhong W, Su D. The cone-beam breast computed tomography characteristics of breast non-mass enhancement lesions. Acta Radiol 2021; 62:1298-1308. [PMID: 33070636 DOI: 10.1177/0284185120963923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cone-beam computed tomography (CBBCT) of the breast is emerging as a way of improving breast cancer diagnostic yield. PURPOSE To find characteristics of non-mass enhancement (NME) lesions on breast CBBCT and to identify the characteristics that distinguish malignant and benign lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Breast CBBCT images of 84 NME lesions were analyzed. Internal enhancement distribution and patterns, calcification distribution and suspicious morphology, and ΔHU enhancement values were compared between post-contrast and pre-contrast malignant and benign lesions. Univariate analyses were applied to find the strongest indicators of malignancy, and logistic regression analysis was used to develop a fitting equation for the combined diagnostic model. RESULTS In the 84 NME lesions, the indicators of malignancy were as follows: segmental enhancement distribution (P = 0.011, 53.62% sensitivity, 86.67% specificity, 94.87% positive predictive value [PPV], and 28.89% negative predictive value [NPV]), clumped internal enhancement patterns (P = 0.017, 50.72% sensitivity, 86.67% specificity, 94.59% PPV, and 27.66% NPV), ΔHU ≥ 93.57 Hounsfield units (HU) (P = 0.004, 66.67% sensitivity, 73.33% specificity, 92.00% PPV, and 32.35% NPV), and NME lesions with calcification (P = 0.002, 36.23% sensitivity, 20.00% specificity, 82.14% PPV, and 67.57% NPV). The fitting equation for the combined diagnostic model was as follows: Logit (P) = -0.579 +1.318 × enhancement distribution + 1.000 × internal enhancement patterns + 1.539 × ΔHU value + 1.641 ×NME type. CONCLUSION Individual diagnostic criteria based on breast CBBCT characteristics (segmental enhancement distribution, clumped internal enhancement patterns, ΔHU values > 93.57 HU, and NME lesions with calcification) had high specificity and PPV; when combined, they had high sensitivity in predicting malignant NME lesions.
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- Wei Kang
- Department of Radiology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, PR China
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- Department of the Fifth Chemotherapy, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, PR China
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Tan Y, Mai H, Huang Z, Zhang L, Li C, Wu S, Huang H, Tang W, Liu Y, Jiang K. Additive value of texture analysis based on breast MRI for distinguishing between benign and malignant non-mass enhancement in premenopausal women. BMC Med Imaging 2021; 21:48. [PMID: 33706695 PMCID: PMC7953679 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-021-00571-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-mass enhancement (NME) is a diagnostic dilemma and highly reliant on the experience of the radiologists. Texture analysis (TA) could serve as an objective method to quantify lesion characteristics. However, it remains unclear what role TA plays in a predictive model based on routine MRI characteristics. The purpose of this study was to explore the value of TA in distinguishing between benign and malignant NME in premenopausal women. METHODS Women in whom NME was histologically proven (n = 147) were enrolled (benign: 58; malignant: 89) was retrospective. Then, 102 and 45 patients were classified as the training and validation groups, respectively. Scanning sequences included Fat-suppressed T2-weighted and fat-suppressed contrast-enhanced T1-weighted which were acquired on a 1.5T MRI system. Clinical and routine MR characteristics (CRMC) were evaluated by two radiologists according to the Breast Imaging and Reporting and Data system (2013). Texture features were extracted from all post-contrast sequences in the training group. The combination model was built and then assessed in the validation group. Pearson's chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare categorical variables and continuous variables, respectively. Logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve were employed to assess the diagnostic performance of CRMC, TA, and their combination model in NME diagnosis. RESULTS The combination model showed superior diagnostic performance in differentiating between benign and malignant NME compared to that of CRMC or TA alone (AUC, 0.887 vs 0.832 vs 0.74). Moreover, compared to CRMC, the model showed high specificity (72.5% vs 80%). The results obtained in the validation group confirmed the model was promising. CONCLUSIONS With the combined use of TA and CRMC could afford an improved diagnostic performance in differentiating between benign and malignant NME.
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- Yu Tan
- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400, China.
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Lunkiewicz M, Forte S, Freiwald B, Singer G, Leo C, Kubik-Huch RA. Interobserver variability and likelihood of malignancy for fifth edition BI-RADS MRI descriptors in non-mass breast lesions. Eur Radiol 2019; 30:77-86. [PMID: 31392476 PMCID: PMC6890614 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06312-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective Non-mass enhancement (NME) in breast MRI is the most common feature of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). We sought to evaluate the interobserver variability and positive predictive value (PPV) for malignancy of NME descriptors using the fifth edition BI-RADS lexicon focusing on the newly introduced “clustered ring enhancement” pattern. Materials and methods Breast MRIs of 129 patients who had undergone MRI-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) in our institution were reviewed. Studies assessed as NME were classified according to the fifth edition BI-RADS lexicon by two breast radiologists. Consensus was reached by involving a third radiologist. Interobserver variability and PPV for malignancy were assessed. Results Seventy-two of 129 studies were assessed as NME. The disagreement rate in the first assessment step (mass vs. NME) was low at 9.3% (ĸ = 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.71–0.91). The disagreement rate for distribution patterns was 23.6% (ĸ = 0.67, 95% CI 0.54–0.80) and 22.2% (ĸ = 0.69, 95% CI 0.56–0.81) for internal enhancement patterns. Clustered ring enhancement (PPV 53.85, p = 0.038) and segmental distribution (PPV 62.5%, p = 0.028) had the highest malignancy rates among internal enhancement and distribution patterns with a significant result; the combination of clustered ring enhancement and segmental distribution raised the malignancy rate by approximately 4% (PPV 66.67%, p = 0.049). Conclusion There was a high agreement rate among readers when differentiating NME from mass lesions. The agreement rate was lower when assessing the distribution and internal enhancement pattern descriptors, but still substantial. The descriptors clustered ring enhancement and segmental distribution were significant predictors of malignancy. Key Points • Non-mass enhancement is a common morphological feature of non-invasive breast cancer (DCIS) in MRI. Differentiation between potentially malignant and benign changes may be very challenging. • Since clustered ring enhancement and segmental distribution are both significant predictors of malignancy, the awareness of this important finding, combined with high-quality image interpretation skills, may improve the tumor detection rate. • The combination of clustered ring enhancement and segmental distribution increases the positive predictive value for malignancy, which may be relevant for clinical practice.
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- Magdalena Lunkiewicz
- Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Im Ergel 1, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland.
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- Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Im Ergel 1, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland
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- Medizinisch Radiologisches Institut (MRI) Bahnhofplatz, Bahnhofplatz 3, 8001, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, Kantonsspital Baden, Im Ergel 1, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynaecology, Kantonsspital Baden, Im Ergel 1, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Im Ergel 1, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland
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Gity M, Arabkheradmand A, Taheri E, Shakiba M. Diagnostic investigation of breast magnetic resonance imaging in malignant and benign mass lesions. Arch Med Sci 2018; 14:1061-1069. [PMID: 30154889 PMCID: PMC6111366 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.62281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Breast magnetic resonance imaging (BMRI) has been identified as a valuable modality in the diagnosis of breast cancer and monitoring the response to chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative importance of different descriptors of breast masses in contrast-enhanced breast MRI. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a database of pathologically proven breast lesions, in total 433 masses in 312 patients detected by contrast-enhanced breast MRI were selected. All images were assessed according to the MRI BI-RADS lexicon and those with significant positive MRI findings (BI-RADS categories 3, 4, 5) were enrolled in the study. RESULTS Mean age of patients was 45.09 ±10.5 years. The most frequent BI-RADS score was 4 (60.7%), followed by 3 (27%). Among the morphologic descriptors of the enhancing masses, the findings most strongly associated with malignancy included spiculated margin (60.6%) and irregular shape (38%). Considering the dynamic descriptors, a wash-out pattern in the time-intensity curve was the most powerful finding associated with malignancy (27.9%). Among all breast MRI descriptors, the best odds ratio (OR) in association with malignancy was noted for speculated margin (OR = 10.2) followed by wash-out or plateau curves (OR = 6.1), size greater than 1 cm (OR = 4.3) and irregular shape (OR = 3.1). CONCLUSIONS It seems that morphologic descriptors of MRI BI-RADS for enhancing masses are quite specific, while dynamic descriptors of the masses are highly sensitive. Appropriate consideration and combination of different BI-RADS findings could help in better characterization of enhancing masses on breast MRI, lowering the rate of false positive reports and avoiding unnecessary biopsies.
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- Masoumeh Gity
- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Asada T, Yamada T, Kanemaki Y, Fujiwara K, Okamoto S, Nakajima Y. Grading system to categorize breast MRI using BI-RADS 5th edition: a statistical study of non-mass enhancement descriptors in terms of probability of malignancy. Jpn J Radiol 2017; 36:200-208. [PMID: 29285740 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-017-0717-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the association of breast non-mass enhancement descriptors in the BI-RADS 5th edition with malignancy, and to establish a grading system and categorization of descriptors. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by our institutional review board. A total of 213 patients were enrolled. Breast MRI was performed with a 1.5-T MRI scanner using a 16-channel breast radiofrequency coil. Two radiologists determined internal enhancement and distribution of non-mass enhancement by consensus. Corresponding pathologic diagnoses were obtained by either biopsy or surgery. The probability of malignancy by descriptor was analyzed using Fisher's exact test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The probability of malignancy by category was analyzed using Fisher's exact and multi-group comparison tests. RESULTS One hundred seventy-eight lesions were malignant. Multivariate model analysis showed that internal enhancement (homogeneous vs others, p < 0.001, heterogeneous and clumped vs clustered ring, p = 0.003) and distribution (focal and linear vs segmental, p < 0.001) were the significant explanatory variables. The descriptors were classified into three grades of suspicion, and the categorization (3, 4A, 4B, 4C, and 5) by sum-up grades showed an incremental increase in the probability of malignancy (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION The three-grade criteria and categorization by sum-up grades of descriptors appear valid for non-mass enhancement.
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- Tatsunori Asada
- Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, 1197-1 Yasashicho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-0811, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, 1197-1 Yasashicho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-0811, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Breast and Imaging Center, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 6-7-2 Mampukuji, Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 215-0004, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Breast and Imaging Center, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 6-7-2 Mampukuji, Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 215-0004, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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González SJ, Mooney B, Lin HY, Zhao X, Kiluk JV, Khakpour N, Laronga C, Lee MC. 2-D and 3-D Ultrasound for Tumor Volume Analysis: A Prospective Study. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2017; 43:775-781. [PMID: 28187928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ultrasound (US) allows real-time tumor assessment. We evaluated the volumetric limits of 2-D and 3-D US, compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with a prospective institutional review board-approved clinical evaluation of US-to-MRI volumetric correlation. US images of pre- and post-neoadjuvant breast cancers were obtained. Volume discrepancy was evaluated with the non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Expected inter-observer variability <14% was evaluated as relative paired difference (RPD); clinical relevance was gauged with the volumetric standard error of the mean (SEM). For 42 patients, 133 of 170 US examinations were evaluable. For tumors ≤20 cm3, both highly correlated to MRI with RPD within inter-observer variability and Pearson's correlation up to 0.86 (0.80 before and 0.86 after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, respectively). Lesions 20-40 cm3 had US-to-MRI discrepancy within inter-observer variability for 2-D (RPD: 13%), but not 3-D (RPD: 27%) US (SEM: 1.47 cm3 for 2-D, SEM: 2.28 cm3 for 3-D), suggesting clinical utility. Tumors >40 cm3 correlated poorly. Tumor volumes ≤20 cm3 exhibited a good correlation to MRI. Studies of clinical applications are warranted.
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- Segundo J González
- Comprehensive Breast Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Diagnostic Breast Imaging, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Comprehensive Breast Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Comprehensive Breast Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Comprehensive Breast Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Comprehensive Breast Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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Farghadani M, Soofi GJ, Sarrami AH. Is there any Correlation between Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Breast Lesions of BIRADS Category 4 with Histopathologic Results? Adv Biomed Res 2017; 6:7. [PMID: 28217652 PMCID: PMC5309441 DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.199258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the correlation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of breast lesions of Breast Imaging Reporting and Database System (BI-RADS) category 4 with histopathologic results. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study between December 2013 and April 2015, patients with suspicious mammographic and/or ultrasound findings referred for Breast MRI were evaluated. Patients with lesions of BI-RADS category 4 were enrolled with a written informed consent. In each patient, mass lesion (ML) or nonmass lesion (NML) was determined, and different characteristics of the lesions were recorded. A follow-up program was taken with mean 3-12 months. Patients who underwent core needle biopsy or open biopsy were summoned. RESULTS Seventy-eight females aged 24-67 years (mean 43.1 ± 8.8) met the inclusion criteria and had adequate samples for histopathologic study. Twenty-nine (37.2%) patients had ML and 49 (62.8%) patients had NML. Tissue sampling in 63 (80.7%) patients was through core needle biopsy and in 15 (19.2%) patients through surgery. A wide spectrum of benign and malignant pathologic diagnoses was seen. In statistical analysis, none of the MRI features has a significant correlation with any specific histopathologic diagnosis (P = 0.185). However, the relation between the MRI category (ML or NML) and pathology results was significant at level of 0.1 (P = 0.06). CONCLUSION This study showed that a wide spectrum of histopathologic results is seen in BI-RADS category 4. However, in this sample volume, none of the MRI features in this BI-RADS category has a significant correlation with any specific histopathologic diagnosis.
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- Maryam Farghadani
- Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Kamal RM, Helal MH, Mansour SM, Haggag MA, Nada OM, Farahat IG, Alieldin NH. Can we apply the MRI BI-RADS lexicon morphology descriptors on contrast-enhanced spectral mammography? Br J Radiol 2016; 89:20160157. [PMID: 27327403 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of using the MRI breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) lexicon morphology descriptors to characterize enhancing breast lesions identified on contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM). METHODS: The study is a retrospective analysis of the morphology descriptors of 261 enhancing breast lesions identified on CESM in 239 patients. We presented the morphological categorization of the included lesions into focus, mass and non-mass. Further classifications included (1) the multiplicity for "focus" category, (2) the shape, margin and internal enhancement for "mass" category and (3) the distribution and internal enhancement for "non-mass" category. Each morphology descriptor was evaluated individually (irrespective of all other descriptors) by calculating its sensitivity, specificity, positive-predictive value (PPV) and negative-predictive value (NPV) and likelihood ratios (LRs). RESULTS: The study included 68/261 (26.1%) benign lesions and 193/261 (73.9%) malignant lesions. Intensely enhancing foci, whether single (7/12, 58.3%) or multiple (2/12, 16.7%), were malignant. Descriptors of "irregular"-shape (PPV: 92.4%) and "non-circumscribed" margin (odds ratio: 55.2, LR positive: 4.77; p-value: <0.001) were more compatible with malignancy. Internal mass enhancement patterns showed a very low specificity (58.0%) and NPV (40.0%). Non-mass enhancement (NME) was detected in 81/261 lesions. Asymmetrical NME in 81% (n = 52/81) lesions was malignant lesions and internal enhancement patterns indicative of malignancy were the heterogeneous and clumped ones. CONCLUSION: We can apply the MRI morphology descriptors to characterize lesions on CESM, but with few expectations. In many situations, irregular-shaped, non-circumscribed masses and NME with focal, ductal or segmental distribution and heterogeneous or clumped enhancement are the most suggestive descriptors of malignant pathologies. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: (1) The MRI BI-RADS lexicon morphology descriptors can be applied in the characterization of enhancing lesions on CESM with a few exceptions. (2) Multiple bilateral intensely enhancing foci should not be included under the normal background parenchymal enhancement unless they are proved to be benign by biopsy. (3) Mass lesion features that indicated malignancy were irregular-shaped, spiculated and irregular margins and heterogeneous internal enhancement patterns. The rim enhancement pattern should not be considered as a descriptor of malignant lesions unless CESM is coupled with an ultrasound examination.
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- Rasha M Kamal
- 1 Women's Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, Kasr ElAiny Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 2 Women's Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 1 Women's Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, Kasr ElAiny Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 2 Women's Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 2 Women's Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 3 Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 4 Department of Biostatistics and Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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Cho YH, Cho KR, Park EK, Seo BK, Woo OH, Cho SB, Bae JW. Significance of Additional Non-Mass Enhancement in Patients with Breast Cancer on Preoperative 3T Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI of the Breast. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 2016; 13:e30909. [PMID: 27127579 PMCID: PMC4841862 DOI: 10.5812/iranjradiol.30909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background In preoperative assessment of breast cancer, MRI has been shown to identify more additional breast lesions than are detectable using conventional imaging techniques. The characterization of additional lesions is more important than detection for optimal surgical treatment. Additional breast lesions can be included in focus, mass, and non-mass enhancement (NME) on MRI. According to the fifth edition of the breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS®), which includes several changes in the NME descriptors, few studies to date have evaluated NME in preoperative assessment of breast cancer. Objectives We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of BI-RADS descriptors in predicting malignancy for additional NME lesions detected on preoperative 3T dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Patients and Methods Between January 2008 and December 2012, 88 patients were enrolled in our study, all with NME lesions other than the index cancer on preoperative 3T DCE-MRI and all with accompanying histopathologic examination. The MRI findings were analyzed according to the BI-RADS MRI lexicon. We evaluated the size, distribution, internal enhancement pattern, and location of NME lesions relative to the index cancer (i.e., same quadrant, different quadrant, or contralateral breast). Results On histopathologic analysis of the 88 NME lesions, 73 (83%) were malignant and 15 (17%) were benign. Lesion size did not differ significantly between malignant and benign lesions (P = 0.410). Malignancy was more frequent in linear (P = 0.005) and segmental (P = 0.011) distributions, and benignancy was more frequent in focal (P = 0.004) and regional (P < 0.001) NME lesions. The highest positive predictive value (PPV) for malignancy occurred in segmental (96.8%), linear (95.1%), clustered ring (100%), and clumped (92.0%) enhancement. Asymmetry demonstrated a high positive predictive value of 85.9%. The frequency of malignancy was higher for NME lesions located in the same quadrant with the index cancer (P = 0.006), and benignancy was higher in the contralateral breast (P = 0.015). On multivariate analysis, linear (P = 0.001) and segmental (P = 0.005) distributions were significant predictors of malignancy. Conclusion The possibility of malignancy is strongly indicated when additional NME lesions show linear or segmental enhancement on preoperative 3T DCE-MRI in patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer.
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- Yun Hee Cho
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- Corresponding author: Kyu Ran Cho, Kyu Ran Cho, Department of Radiology, Anam Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea. Tel: +82-29205578, Fax: +82-29293796, E-mail:
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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