Focal transitional mastitis in MR-Mammography: Preliminary findings

Clemens G. Kaiser; Matthias Dietzel; Pascal Baltzer; Anna K. Kaiser; Thomas Henzler; Werner A. Kaiser; Julia Knaudt

European Journal of Radiology Open (Jan 2016)

Focal transitional mastitis in MR-Mammography: Preliminary findings

Clemens G. Kaiser,
Matthias Dietzel,
Pascal Baltzer,
Anna K. Kaiser,
Thomas Henzler,
Werner A. Kaiser,
Julia Knaudt

Affiliations

Clemens G. Kaiser: Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim-University of Heidelberg, Germany; Corresponding author at
Matthias Dietzel: Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany; Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
Pascal Baltzer: Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, Austria
Anna K. Kaiser: School of Social Science, University of Mannheim, Germany
Thomas Henzler: Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim-University of Heidelberg, Germany
Werner A. Kaiser: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
Julia Knaudt: Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim-University of Heidelberg, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3
pp. 117 – 122

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Purpose: During clinical routine, we retrospectively discovered diagnostic criteria for “focal mastitis” in MR-Mammography (MRM). The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate these criteria. Methods: 1975 consecutive patients were examined between 01/2010 and 12/2011. 29 patients fit the diagnostic criteria of focal mastitis. Results: In follow-up scans, 28 patients showed a complete remission of the previous findings. One patient was followed-up with persisting findings, which could histologically be correlated to an area of DCIS after biopsy. Conclusion: The morphologic, kinetic and follow-up criteria we discovered seem to be a reliable diagnostic indicator for focal mastitis.

Published in European Journal of Radiology Open

ISSN: 2352-0477 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-journal-of-radiology-open/

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