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Current Organization: MR Centre of Excellence, Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna

Radiology Residency and Fellowship: Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna

Undergraduate, Medical School, and Graduate School (Degrees, Major, and Institution): Medical University Vienna

Clinical, academic, research, or business interests within radiology: Breast Imaging
High-field MR imaging

At 6:04am on August 14, 2008, Katja Pinker said…: Hello,
MRI is a extremly useful tool in pre and postoperative staging of breast cancer and screening for patients at increased risk (familial breast cancer, BRCA 1/2 carriers). However, it not a stand alone screening modality as for instance DCIS 25-40% does not show an enhancement and is only detectable by microcalcifications.
MG (for micrcalcs- resolution of MRI is too low) and US is mandatory in breast cancer screening, but in as said above MR-MG is a most valuable adjunct especially for patients at increased risk.
In patients with breast cancer THE most best evaluation of disease (multifocality, multcentricity) as of the kontralateral breast is MR-MG.
In conclusion, MR-MG definitely changes decision making in clinical routine, management of high-risk patienst and pre- and postoperative staging.

At 7:33am on August 13, 2008, karthikeyan D said…: hello Dr.katja,
is breast mri an useful tool which can be used in a stand alone out patient screening service. will it change the decision making in routine clinical cases.