Breast MRI in the Evaluation of Eligibility for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Breast MRI in the Evaluation of Eligibility for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Juan Godinez, Eva C. Gombos, Sona A. Chikarmane, Gabriel K. Griffin, and Robyn L. Birdwell
AJR 2008;191:272-277

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The treatment effect of whole-breast irradiation on microscopic tumor cells and on additional occult foci in other quadrants of the breast is lost with partial breast irradiation. Our results suggest that MRI before accelerated partial breast irradiation may be of benefit to patients to ensure they do not have multifocal or multicentric disease, remote from the lumpectomy bed

Sonographic and Mammographic Appearances of Breast Hemangioma

Sonographic and Mammographic Appearances of Breast Hemangioma
Benoit Mesurolle, Vitaly Sygal, Lucie Lalonde, Andre Lisbona, Michel-Pierre Dufresne, Jean H. Gagnon, and Ellen Kao
AJR 2008;191:17-22

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A mass displaying an oval or lobular shape with well-circumscribed or microlobulated margins on mammography and sonography, and in a superficial location, should alert the radiologist to the possible diagnosis of hemangioma. Imaging-guided biopsy appears sufficiently reliable to rule out any malignant or premalignant component and to avoid a surgical excision if doing so is clinically appropriate