Apr 26, 2022

Contralateral Breast Screening with Preoperative MRI: Long-Term Outcomes for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Radiology
Vivianne Freitas, Xuan Li, Yoav Amitai, Frederick Au, Supriya Kulkarni, Sandeep Ghai, Anna Marie Mulligan, Miluska Bromley, Timo Siepmann
Background The diagnostic value of screening the contralateral breast with MRI in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer is poorly understood. Purpose To assess the impact of MRI for screening the contralateral breast on long-term outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer and to determine whether subgroups with unfavorable prognoses would benefit from MRI in terms of survival. Materials and Methods Data on consecutive patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer seen from...