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A review of current evidence-based clinical applications for breast magnetic resonance imagingWendy DeMartini
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA 98109 1023, USA
Top Magn Reson Imaging 19:143-50. 2008..An understanding of the current evidence will facilitate the most appropriate utilization of this important medical resource...- Breast MRI for cancer detection and characterization: a review of evidence-based clinical applicationsWendy DeMartini
University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Acad Radiol 15:408-16. 2008..Understanding the evidence-supported benefits and potential harms of breast MRI is important to ensure the appropriate utilization of this medical resource... 
Breast MRI in community practice: equipment and imaging techniques at facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance ConsortiumWendy 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....
Computer-aided detection applied to breast MRI: assessment of CAD-generated enhancement and tumor sizes in breast cancers before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapyWendy 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...- Utility of targeted sonography for breast lesions that were suspicious on MRIWendy 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... - Apparent diffusion coefficient values for discriminating benign and malignant breast MRI lesions: effects of lesion type and sizeSavannah 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... - Breast MR imaging: computer-aided evaluation program for discriminating benign from malignant lesionsTeresa 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.... - Frequency, upgrade rates, and characteristics of high-risk lesions initially identified with breast MRIRoberta M Strigel
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:792-8. 2010.... - Risk of upgrade of atypical ductal hyperplasia after stereotactic breast biopsy: effects of number of foci and complete removal of calcificationsJennifer R Kohr
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash, USA
Radiology 255:723-30. 2010.... - MRI-detected suspicious breast lesions: predictive values of kinetic features measured by computer-aided evaluationLilian 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... - Quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging as an adjunct to conventional breast MRI for improved positive predictive valueSavannah 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... - Preoperative and intraoperative sonographic visibility of collagen-based breast biopsy marker clipsPeter 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... - Diffusion tensor MRI: preliminary anisotropy measures and mapping of breast tumorsSavannah 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... - Characteristics of probably benign breast MRI lesionsPeter 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... - Differential diagnosis of mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions on diffusion-weighted MRISavannah 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... - BI-RADS lesion characteristics predict likelihood of malignancy in breast MRI for masses but not for nonmasslike enhancementRobert 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... - Clinical indication and patient age predict likelihood of malignancy in suspicious breast MRI lesionsRobert 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)... - Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI kinetics of invasive breast cancer: a potential prognostic marker for radiation therapyChristopher 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... - Frequency and upgrade rates of atypical ductal hyperplasia diagnosed at stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: 9-versus 11-gaugePeter R Eby
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:229-34. 2009.... - 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.... - 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.".. - A new automated software system to evaluate breast MR examinations: improved specificity without decreased sensitivityConstance 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... - Probably benign lesions detected on breast MR imagingPeter 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... - Atypical ductal hyperplasia on vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: suspicion for ductal carcinoma in situ can stratify patients at high risk for upgradeKimberly 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... - High cancer yield and positive predictive value: outcomes at a center routinely using preoperative breast MRI for stagingRobert 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... - BI-RADS MRI enhancement characteristics of ductal carcinoma in situEric 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... - Clinical experience with MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsyConstance 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... - Indications for breast MRI in the patient with newly diagnosed breast cancerConstance D Lehman
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 7:193-201. 2009..In addition to describing the data regarding use of breast MRI in women with newly diagnosed cancer, this article provides recommendations for the performance of high-quality breast MRI and suggestions for future research...