Accuracy of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) in Detecting Breast Tumors
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 7
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate the accuracy of dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in characterizing breast tumors. Study Design: This prospective study included 254 patients (4 males and 250 females; ages range between 15-78 years) underwent breast MRI examination. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in different MRI medical centers in Khartoum, Sudan between June 2014 and July 2016. Methodology: Patients were examined using two sequences of MRI; routine-MRI and DCE-MRI. Signal intensities were evaluated from different MRI sequences in different tumors; the histopathology result was used as a reference for each case. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of DCE-MRI were (82.6%) and (73.2%) respectively. In addition, breast cancer was more enhanced with fat suppression images. Image subtraction technique showed that breast cancer has heterogeneous features (89.9%), and ring enhancement was clearly seen on (8.7%). Conclusion: The accuracy of MRI in this study was more than other imaging modalities in characterizing breast tumors. Therefore, it offers a new method to detect breast cancer in its early stage, and help improve the survival rate.
Authors and Affiliations
Asma Elamin, Ahmed Abukonna, Bushra A. Elmalik, Mona Ali, Mohamed Yousef, Ekhlas Abdelaziz, Mustafa Z. Mahmoud
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