MR imaging in screening women at increased risk for breast cancer

C Boetes; M Stoutjesdijk

MR imaging in screening women at increased risk for breast cancer

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2001 May;9(2):357-72, vii.

Authors

C Boetes¹, M Stoutjesdijk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 11493425

Abstract

Hereditary breast cancer accounts for 5% to 10% of the total breast cancer burden. Screening of this group of women has been done by palpation and conventional mammography until recently, but because of the age group, mammography has a limited value. MR mammography has been demonstrated to be a reliable imaging modality in this group of patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
Breast Neoplasms / genetics
Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control
Female
Genes, BRCA1 / genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Mass Screening*
Risk Factors