2006
Postchemotherapy MRI Overestimates Residual Disease Compared with Histopathology in Responders to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Kwong MS, Chung GG, Horvath LJ, Ward BA, Hsu AD, Carter D, Tavassoli F, Haffty B, Burtness BA. Postchemotherapy MRI Overestimates Residual Disease Compared with Histopathology in Responders to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2006, 12: 212-221. PMID: 16803680, DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200605000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDocetaxelDoxorubicinFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm, ResidualPrognosisSurvival RateTaxoidsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdvanced breast cancerPathologic complete responseMagnetic resonance imagingComplete responseBreast cancerResonance imagingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingResidual invasive carcinomaBreast magnetic resonance imagingResidual tumor sizeSerial magnetic resonanceBreast magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonanceEligible patientsPrimary chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapyResidual cancerAxillary lesionsPathologic evaluationStable patientsAdditional patientsPosttreatment examinationResidual diseaseTumor size
1999
Total-Body Echo-planar MR Imaging in the Staging of Breast Cancer: Comparison with Conventional Methods—Early Experience
Horvath LJ, Burtness BA, McCarthy S, Johnson KM. Total-Body Echo-planar MR Imaging in the Staging of Breast Cancer: Comparison with Conventional Methods—Early Experience. Radiology 1999, 211: 119-128. PMID: 10189461, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.1.r99ap33119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcho-planar MR imagingBreast cancerConventional imagingMR imagingImaging findingsTherapeutic decisionsStage IV diseaseMR imaging findingsConventional imaging resultsEcho-planar magnetic resonance imagingConventional imaging findingsMagnetic resonance imagingMR imaging resultsContiguous axial imagesImaging resultsInversion recovery sequenceLiver involvementBone metastasesSkeletal metastasesProbable metastasesTissue diagnosisPatientsPatients' thoughtsResonance imagingMetastasis