Breast Cancer

Combining various MRI techniques may help improve disease detection

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 30th, 2003

Researchers at Johns Hopkins say that combining various types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques more accurately sorts cancers from benign masses in breast tissues than any single imaging techniques.

They reported their findings recently in the journal Radiology.

Magnetic resonance imaging scanners can be calibrated to take images that highlight a specific type of human tissue. For example, so-called T1-weighted imaging sequences are best at imaging fatty tissues, while T2-weighted sequences best show fluids, like those found inside cysts. Additionally, 3-dimensional MRI can help define the size and shape of tumors. Contrast...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-12-30)

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