[Artifacts and pitfalls in the interpretation of breast magnetic resonance imaging]

Together with mammography and ultrasonography, MRI has become a necessary technique for the management of breast disease. To reach a correct and precise diagnosis when interpreting breast MRI studies, it is essential to take into account artifacts and pitfalls due to technical, anatomic, physiological, disease-related, and operator-dependent factors. A multimodal approach taking into account the limitations of each technique can help minimize false positives and false negatives and thus increase the sensitivity and specificity of each test. In this article, we describe the basic technique for breast MRI and the different artifacts and pitfalls that can hinder its interpretation.