Fig. 11.1 Posteriorly located lesion that is not amenable for MRI-guided biopsy. (a) Subtracted sagittal T1W post-contrast image. (b) MRI-directed US from right breast. A 27-year-old woman with BRCA2 gene…

Fig. 9.1 High nuclear grade DCIS in a 47 year old found on screening mammography. (a) CC spot magnification view demonstrates segmental pleomorphic calcifications (b) MRI performed for extent of…

Fig. 12.1 An axial fat saturated contrast enhanced subtraction image showing a focal area of non mass-like enhancement in the outer right breast (arrow). This was not demonstrated mammographically or…

  Scout/localizer Pre-contrasta Inject 1st post contrasta 2nd post contrasta 3rd post contrasta 4th post contrasta Axial post delayed Non fat sat T1 T2 DWI Full diagnostic MRI x x…

Fig. 13.1 Fifty-five-year-old asymptomatic woman undergoing screening breast MRI for elevated lifetime risk of breast cancer due to family history. (a) Axial T1-weighted post-contrast images demonstrated a 5 mm oval…

Fig. 7.1 Sixty-four year old with a screen recalled asymmetry (arrow) in the medial right breast on the CC view (a), persistent (arrow) on spot compression CC (b), but not…

Fig. 17.1 Axial T1 fat-suppressed images before (a) and after (b) the administration of intravenous contrast in a woman with extremely dense fibroglandular tissue and marked background parenchymal enhancement on…

Fig. 1.1 Key breast MRI pulse sequences. Thirty-nine year old woman presents for breast MRI to evaluate extent of disease for known invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast (arrow)….

First author, year Study design Study population BI-RADS 3 assessment, n (%) BI-RADS 3 patients, n (%) Malignancy rate, n (%) Kuhl [4], 2000 Prospective High risk 45/363 (12.4) 44/192…

Fig. 5.1 44 year old female with newly diagnosed triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma. (a) Sagittal post-contrast fat-saturated MRI nicely differentiates the untreated hypervascular tumor mass (red arrow) with delayed…