Does direct MR galactography have the potential to become an alternative diagnostic tool in patients with pathological nipple discharge?

PurposeTo compare direct magnetic resonance galactography (dMRG) and conventional galactography (CGal).Materials and MethodsThirty women underwent CGal and dMRG. Duct localization and the depth of the assumed underlying pathology in CGal and dMRG were analyzed.ResultsComparing CGal and dMRG, there was no significant difference regarding sector localization, but for depth of pathology (P=.023).ConclusionDuct localization with dMRG was possible with the same reliability as with CGal. Thus, dMRG may have the potential to become an alternative method to CGal.