MIP image derived from abbreviated breast MRI: potential to reduce unnecessary sub-nipple biopsies during nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer.

Zhuangsheng LiuXiaoping LiBao FengChanglin LiYehang ChenLilei YiZhiwei LiRonggang LiWansheng Long

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• On MIP images derived from abbreviated breast MRI, asymmetric nipple enhancement and tumor-nipple distance were independent predictors for occult nipple involvement in patients with breast cancer. • Negative findings on MIP image can help select patients at minimal risk of occult nipple involvement, for whom unnecessary intraoperative sub-nipple biopsies in nipple-sparing mastectomy can be omitted.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
machine learning
risk assessment
ultrasound guided
convolutional neural network