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
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