DCIS

MRI to screen preoperatively for DCIS

Most guidelines recommend breast MRI for screening in women with genetically high-risk of developing breast cancer and to clarify diagnostic uncertainties after mammography and ultrasound. As use of MRI has increased, many other situations for which, MRI might be helpful came to the fore. Unfortunately, literature support for most of them, is still lacking. One of these new situations is the use of MRI to decide between a mastectomy and the lumpectomy.

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