Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4247965 | Radiology Case Reports | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Dedicated breast computed tomography (bCT) generates high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the pendent uncompressed breast. Intravenous iodinated contrast during bCT provides additional physiologic information. In this case, a 10.0-mm invasive ductal carcinoma was visualized using contrast-enhanced breast CT one year before mammographic detection. Mammography four months before bCT was negative. The bCT contrast enhancement pattern closely matched the dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI obtained after diagnosis. Lesion enhancement at contrast-enhanced breast CT matched previously published enhancement values of breast cancer. Contrast-enhanced dedicated bCT provided high-resolution tomographic images and physiologic contrast enhancement data that facilitated the detection of an early breast cancer.
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Authors
Nicolas D. MD, PhD, Shadi MD, Kai PhD, Steve R. MD, MAS, Karen K. MD, John M. PhD,