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Breast MR<br />

Hall B Monday 14:00-16:00 Computer 91<br />

14:00 4550. Contrast-Enhanced 1.5-T MR Imaging of the Breast: Association Between<br />

Asymmetric Increase of Whole Breast Vascularity and Ipsilateral Cancer on a Series of 384<br />

Studies<br />

Luca Alessandro Carbonaro 1 , Nicola Verardi, Henrida Kule, Giovanni Di Leo,<br />

Francesco Sardanelli 1<br />

1 Unit of Radiology, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese,<br />

Milan, Italy<br />

We estimated the value of the breast vascular map asymmetry (BVMA) as a marker of ipsilateral tumors. Three-hundred-eighty-four<br />

patients underwent a dynamic study. We looked for BVMA. Pathologic examination or follow-up served as a reference standard.<br />

Pathology revealed 173 malignant lesions and 211 benign lesions. BVMA showed high diagnostic performance. Sensitivity was 76%<br />

for invasive cancers and 39% for in-situ cancers (P

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