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Sensitivity of MRI Versus Mammography for Detecting Foci of Multifocal, Multicentric Breast Cancer in Fatty and Dense Breasts Using the Whole-Breast Pathologic Examination as a Gold Standard

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2004 · Vol. 183(4) · pp. 1149–1157

Francesco Sardanelli✉Gian Marco GiuseppettiPietro Panizza(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Massimo BazzocchiAlfonso FaustoGiovanni SimonettiVincenzo LattanzioAlessandro Del Maschio

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Abstract

MRI was more sensitive than mammography for the detection of multiple malignant foci in fibroglandular or dense breasts. Mammography missed larger and more invasive cancer foci than MRI. A relatively low PPV was a problem for both techniques.

MRI in cancer diagnosis Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicineMammographyBreast cancerRadiologyGold standard (test)Magnetic resonance imagingBreast densityNuclear medicineCancerInternal medicine

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Adipose TissueAdultBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGadoliniumHeterocyclic CompoundsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammographyMiddle AgedOrganometallic CompoundsProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityChi-Square DistributionStatistics, Nonparametric

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