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Axial subtraction image demonstrates homogenous segmental non-mass enhancement in the lateral right breast. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: ACR BI-RADS Atlas Fifth Edition
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Axial Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) image of the breasts demonstrates regional non-mass enhancement occupying the majority of the medial right breast. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: Patterns of Nonmasslike Enhancement at Screening Breast MR Imaging of High-Risk Premenopausal Women (RadioGraphics 2013)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Axial post-contrast subtraction image demonstrates two round enhancing masses with irregular margins in the right breast. The mass marked by an arrow shows suspicious ring enhancement. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: ACR BI-RADS® Atlas Fifth Edition Quick Reference  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Sagittal fat saturated T1-weighted image (A.) demonstrates poor fat saturation due to coil artifact in the superior left breast. The breast is positioned poorly with too much of the abdomen included in the coil, forcing the superior breast to touch the coil. After the patient is re-positioned with the breast centered in the coil (B.), there is no longer coil artifact. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: Breast MR Imaging Artifacts: How to Recognize and Fix Them (RadioGraphics 2007)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Axial and Sagittal post-contrast images demonstrate linear non-mass enhancement in the central right breast. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: Nonmass Enhancement on Breast MRI: Review of Patterns With Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation and Discussion of Management (AJR 2015)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Four selected axial non-fat saturated T1-weighted images, from four different patients, reveal the differences in fibroglandular tissue.
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FURTHER READING: ACR BI-RADS® Atlas Fifth Edition  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Sagittal MRI image demonstrates an irregular enhancing mass in the inferior right breast at a posterior depth. There is enhancement of the underlying pectoralis muscle consistent with pectoralis invasion. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: Radiologists’ Role in Breast Cancer Staging: Providing Key Information for Clinicians (RadioGraphics, 2014)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Axial post-contrast image demonstrates a heterogeneously enhancing mass involving the sternum. There are also enhancing lesions in several ribs. WHY IT MATTERS:
FURTHER READING: Delineating Extramammary Findings at Breast MR Imaging (RadioGraphics, 2017)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Breast MRI demonstrates two adjacent enhancing round masses with irregular margins in the right breast on the MIP image. WHY IT MATTERS:
Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer: Does Each Focus Matter? (Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2005)  IMAGING FINDINGS:
Motion artifact is evident on the color map kinetic analysis of a breast MRI manifesting as a line of color along the skin edge. WHY IT MATTERS:
Breast MR Imaging Artifacts: How to Recognize and Fix Them (RadioGraphics, 2007) |
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