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Eаrly detection of breаst cаncer improves both morbidity аnd mortаlity outcomes of breаst cаncer. Mаmmogrаphy, though аble to decreаse breаst cаncer mortаlity rаtes, is less sensitive in some subgroups of women. A complementаry screening tool thаt cаn be used аlong-side mаmmogrаphy, improving sensitivity in these subgroups, would be аdvаntаgeous. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a tool that is very commonly used for imaging. Attention in the application of this tool for imaging of breast has been continuously increasing from the last twenty five years. MRI technology advancements include anatomic definition of cancer and sensitive detection, both of which have helped improve the standard of care provided. It is a fairly recent development that MRI is being used for diagnosing and managing breast cancer, helping in the screening of women who have a high rise of breast cancer or have an adjunct (‘problem solving’) diagnosis. In the latter, the results are vague, not allowing the doctor to reach a proper diagnosis thanks to standard imagining evaluations. The MRI is also helpful in checking the body’s response to neoadjuvant, systematic therapy for locally advanced diseases and imagining breast silicone implants. Through this study, we will study how using contrast-enhanced MRI has influenced the preoperative evaluation of females that had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. In addition, we will see how MRI application can be used for the identification of other disease foci; beyond the already proven index cancer (MRI detected multicentre and/or multifocal cancer).
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