Diagnostic performance of standard breast MR imaging compared to dedicated axillary MR imaging in the evaluation of axillary lymph node.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging does not usually assess axillary lymph nodes -using dedicated axillary sequence. The additional utility of dedicated axillary sequence is poorly understood. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of dedicated axillary imaging sequence for evaluation of axillary lymph node.

Methods

In this retrospective study from January 2018 to March 2018, 750 consecutive women underwent breast MR imaging. 263 patients were excluded, due to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 235), incomplete histopathological information (n = 14) and follow-up loss (n = 14), 487 women were included. Two radiologists scored lymph node on confidence level scale from 0 (definitely benign) to 4 (definitely malignant), -using standard MR and dedicated axillary imagin

SUBMITTER: Ha SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195753 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature