Can dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) predict tumor recurrence and lymph node status in patients with breast cancer? |
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| Authors: | Bahri, S. Chen, J.-H. Yu, H. J. Kuzucan, A. Nalcioglu, O. Su, M.-Y. |
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| Affiliation: | 1 Tu and Yuan Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
2 Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | The lymph node status is regarded as one of the most importantprognostic factors for the overall and disease-free survivalof patients with breast cancer. While morphological featuresand contrast enhancement kinetics of breast cancer shown ondynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI)have been correlated with tumor histological type, grade, andbiomarkers [1–4], there were only few studies reportingthe association of lesion features such as rim enhancement andkinetic feature (early maximal enhancement and washout) withnode status and showed controversial results [5–7]. Inthis study, we investigated the |
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