Open AccessUnilateral Breast Cancer: Screening of Contralateral Breast by Using Preoperative MR Imaging Reduces Incidence of Metachronous Cancer
Author(s) -
Jin Joo Kim,
Nariya Cho,
Hye Ryoung Koo,
Ann Yi,
Won Hwa Kim,
Sang Ho Lee,
Jung Min Chang,
Wonshik Han,
HyeongGon Moon,
SeockAh Im,
DongYoung Noh,
Woo Kyung Moon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.12120629
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , magnetic resonance imaging , mammography , hazard ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , cumulative incidence , cancer , breast mri , radiology , nuclear medicine , cohort , physics , optics
To investigate the clinical effect of a single magnetic resonance (MR) imaging screening examination of the contralateral breast at preoperative evaluation in women with unilateral breast cancer.