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Review
. 2001;3(1):22-7.
doi: 10.1186/bcr266.

Application of magnetic resonance imaging to angiogenesis in breast cancer

M O Leach  1
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Review

Application of magnetic resonance imaging to angiogenesis in breast cancer

M O Leach. Breast Cancer Res. 2001.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques enable vascular function to be mapped with high spatial resolution. Current methods for imaging in breast cancer are described, and a review of recent studies that compared dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI with histopathological indicators of tumour vascular status is provided. These studies show correlation between in vivo dynamic contrast measurements and in vitro histopathology. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI is also being applied to assessment of the response of breast tumours to treatment.

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A T1-weighted postcontrast image from a three-dimensional fat-suppressed sequence, showing distinctive rim enhancement. Reprinted from Magn Reson Imaging, volume 18, Brown et al, Magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer: imaging and analysis protocol for the UK multicentre study, pp 765-776. Copyright 2000, with permission from Elsevier Science.
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