Abbreviated MRI for Comprehensive Regional Lymph Node Staging during Pre-Operative Breast MRI.
Maike BodeSimone SchradingArghavan MasoumiStephanie MorscheidSabine SchachtTimm DirrichsNadine Therese GaisaElmar StickelerChristiane K KuhlPublished in: Cancers (2023)
A 3 min coronal T1-weighted pulse sequence covering the chest wall as part of pre-operative breast MRI is useful to rule out significant LNM with high NPV. Where MRI staging is positive for significant LNM, additional work-up is indicated to improve the distinction of N1 and N2 disease.