Evaluation of tissue sampling methods used for MRI-detected contralateral breast lesions in the American College of Radiology Imaging Network 6667 trialWendy B Demartini
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:W386-91. 2012
..The purpose of our study was to evaluate tissue sampling methods used for MRI-detected suspicious contralateral breast lesions in the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) 6667 trial...
- Background parenchymal enhancement on breast MRI: impact on diagnostic performance
Wendy B Demartini
Department of Radiology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, WA 98109, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:W373-80. 2012
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of background parenchymal enhancement on MRI diagnostic performance...
- Probability of malignancy for lesions detected on breast MRI: a predictive model incorporating BI-RADS imaging features and patient characteristics
Wendy B Demartini
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Eur Radiol 21:1609-17. 2011
..To predict the probability of malignancy for MRI-detected breast lesions with a multivariate model incorporating patient and lesion characteristics...
- Quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging as an adjunct to conventional breast MRI for improved positive predictive value
Savannah C Partridge
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 193:1716-22. 2009
..The purpose of our study was to investigate whether adding diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) could improve the positive predictive value (PPV) of breast MRI...
- Frequency, upgrade rates, and characteristics of high-risk lesions initially identified with breast MRI
Roberta M Strigel
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:792-8. 2010
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- Risk of upgrade of atypical ductal hyperplasia after stereotactic breast biopsy: effects of number of foci and complete removal of calcifications
Jennifer R Kohr
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash, USA
Radiology 255:723-30. 2010
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- Apparent diffusion coefficient values for discriminating benign and malignant breast MRI lesions: effects of lesion type and size
Savannah C Partridge
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 194:1664-73. 2010
..The purpose of this study was to determine whether lesion type and size affect discrimination of benign and malignant breast lesions with diffusion-weighted MRI...
- High cancer yield and positive predictive value: outcomes at a center routinely using preoperative breast MRI for staging
Robert L Gutierrez
Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging Section, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:W93-9. 2011
..The purpose of our study is to report the outcomes at a center that routinely uses breast MRI for preoperative staging, regardless of lesion histology or patient characteristics...
In vivo assessment of ductal carcinoma in situ grade: a model incorporating dynamic contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted breast MR imaging parametersHabib Rahbar
Department of Radiology and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Radiology 263:374-82. 2012
..To develop a model incorporating dynamic contrast material-enhanced (DCE) and diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features to differentiate high-nuclear-grade (HNG) from non-HNG ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in vivo...
- Characterization of ductal carcinoma in situ on diffusion weighted breast MRI
Habib Rahbar
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Eur Radiol 21:2011-9. 2011
..To characterize ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and its subtypes on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)...
- Dynamic breast MRI: does lower temporal resolution negatively affect clinical kinetic analysis?
Robert L Gutierrez
Department of Radiology, Group Health, Tacoma Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 199:703-8. 2012
..The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in kinetic assessments of lesions at breast MRI performed with higher and lower temporal resolution...
- Characteristics of probably benign breast MRI lesions
Peter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 193:861-7. 2009
..The purpose of our study was to describe the characteristics of probably benign breast MRI lesions and determine how these characteristics could be used to define the MRI BI-RADS 3 category...
- Is surgical excision necessary for focal atypical ductal hyperplasia found at stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy?
Peter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 15:3232-8. 2008
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- Diffusion tensor MRI: preliminary anisotropy measures and mapping of breast tumors
Savannah C Partridge
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 31:339-47. 2010
..To investigate whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures of anisotropy in breast tumors are different from normal breast tissue and can improve the discrimination between benign and malignant lesions...
- MRI-detected suspicious breast lesions: predictive values of kinetic features measured by computer-aided evaluation
Lilian C Wang
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 193:826-31. 2009
..The CAE kinetic parameters that best predict malignancy have not been established. We compared three CAE kinetic features of suspicious breast MRI lesions to determine associations with benign or malignant outcomes...
- BI-RADS lesion characteristics predict likelihood of malignancy in breast MRI for masses but not for nonmasslike enhancement
Robert L Gutierrez
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 193:994-1000. 2009
..The purpose of our study was to evaluate the predictive features of BI-RADS lesion characteristics and the risk of malignancy for mammographically and clinically occult lesions detected initially on breast MRI...
- Preoperative and intraoperative sonographic visibility of collagen-based breast biopsy marker clips
Peter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Acad Radiol 17:340-7. 2010
..The aim of this study was to determine the sonographic visibility of implanted collagen-based breast biopsy marker clips in the clinic and operating room...
Cancer yield of probably benign breast MR examinationsPeter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 26:950-5. 2007
..To evaluate the cancer yield, frequency of use, and follow-up compliance of breast MR examinations assessed as "probably benign."..
- Utility of targeted sonography for breast lesions that were suspicious on MRI
Wendy B Demartini
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:1128-34. 2009
..Data remain sparse to guide the use of targeted sonography for suspicious breast lesions found with MRI. The purpose of our study was to determine the usefulness of sonography in this setting...
- BI-RADS MRI enhancement characteristics of ductal carcinoma in situ
Eric L Rosen
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington 98109 1023, USA
Breast J 13:545-50. 2007
..Although there is overlap in the MRI morphology and enhancement pattern of in situ and invasive breast carcinoma, DCIS more frequently manifests as NMLE than does invasive carcinoma...
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia on vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: suspicion for ductal carcinoma in situ can stratify patients at high risk for upgrade
Kimberly H Allison
Department of Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Hum Pathol 42:41-50. 2011
..04). In conclusion, qualitative features of atypical ductal hyperplasia on core biopsy such as suspicion for ductal carcinoma in situ may help stratify patients at the highest risk for upgrade...
- Positive predictive value of BI-RADS MR imaging
Mary C Mahoney
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman St, ML 772, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Radiology 264:51-8. 2012
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- Targeted ultrasound in women younger than 30 years with focal breast signs or symptoms: outcomes analyses and management implications
Vilert A Loving
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave E, G3 200, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:1472-7. 2010
..The purpose of this article is to assess the accuracy of targeted breast ultrasound in women younger than 30 years presenting with focal breast signs or symptoms...
- Probably benign lesions detected on breast MR imaging
Peter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 18:309-21, x. 2010
..Additional research is needed to fully clarify the distinct morphologic and kinetic characteristics that allow patients to safely avoid biopsy without changing prognosis if malignancy is present...
- Differential diagnosis of mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions on diffusion-weighted MRI
Savannah C Partridge
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington 98109 1023, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 31:562-70. 2010
..To investigate the diagnostic performance of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions...
- Frequency and upgrade rates of atypical ductal hyperplasia diagnosed at stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: 9-versus 11-gauge
Peter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:229-34. 2009
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- Breast MR imaging: computer-aided evaluation program for discriminating benign from malignant lesions
Teresa C Williams
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave E, Room G3 200, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Radiology 244:94-103. 2007
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- Improved B1 homogeneity of 3 Tesla breast MRI using dual-source parallel radiofrequency excitation
Habib Rahbar
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 35:1222-6. 2012
..To compare breast MRI B(1) homogeneity at 3 Tesla (T) with and without dual-source parallel radiofrequency (RF) excitation...
- Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI kinetics of invasive breast cancer: a potential prognostic marker for radiation therapy
Christopher R Loiselle
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76:1314-9. 2010
..Our goal was to determine the correlations between dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) kinetics of breast cancers and axillary nodal status (ANS) which may have prognostic value in designing radiation therapy recommendations...
- The utility of breast MRI as a problem-solving tool
Edwin J Yau
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Breast J 17:273-80. 2011
..Until the benefits and risks of problem-solving MRI are clarified, it should be used judiciously...
- Nonmalignant breast lesions: ADCs of benign and high-risk subtypes assessed as false-positive at dynamic enhanced MR imaging
Sana Parsian
Departments of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave E, G3 200, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Radiology 265:696-706. 2012
..To evaluate the diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging characteristics of nonmalignant lesion subtypes assessed as false-positive findings at conventional breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging...
- Clinical indication and patient age predict likelihood of malignancy in suspicious breast MRI lesions
Robert L Gutierrez
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Acad Radiol 16:1281-5. 2009
..To evaluate the associations of patient age and clinical indication with the risk of malignancy for suspicious lesions initially detected on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
- A new automated software system to evaluate breast MR examinations: improved specificity without decreased sensitivity
Constance D Lehman
Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. East, G3-200 PO Box 19023, Seattle, WA 98109-1023, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:51-6. 2006
..If these results are validated by a larger study, the number of unnecessary biopsies of MR lesions could be reduced without a concomitant decrease in cancer detection...
- Clinical experience with MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
Constance D Lehman
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:1782-7. 2005
..CONCLUSION: This new method of MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy is a safe, effective, and time-efficient means of MRI-guided tissue sampling...
- Computer-aided detection applied to breast MRI: assessment of CAD-generated enhancement and tumor sizes in breast cancers before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Wendy B Demartini
University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Avenue East, G4 830, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Acad Radiol 12:806-14. 2005
..Computer-aided detection (CAD) for MRI can automatically display tumor enhancement parameters. This study was performed to determine the utility of CAD applied to breast MRI in this patient population...
- Breast MRI in community practice: equipment and imaging techniques at facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium
Wendy B Demartini
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109 1023, USA
J Am Coll Radiol 7:878-84. 2010
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