Published May 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Does higher field strength translate into better diagnostic accuracy? A prospective comparison of breast MRI at 3 and 1.5 Tesla

  • 1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 1, 91054, Erlangen (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Molecular and Gender Imaging, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer-Guertel 18-20, Vienna (Austria)

Description

Highlights: • We performed a prospective monocentric study to compare 1.5 T and 3 T breast MRI for diagnosis of breast cancer. • The diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI was comparably high between protocols at both field strengths. • Protocols optimized for the specific scanner hardware yield excellent image quality and high diagnostic performance. - Abstract: ObjectiveWe performed a prospective monocentric study to inter-individually compare the diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI at 1.5 T and 3 T.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.02.033

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.02.033;
PII
S0720048X19300865;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Radiology
Journal Volume
114
Journal Page Range
p. 51-56
ISSN
0720-048X
CODEN
EJRADR

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51013737
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIAGNOSIS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGES; MAMMARY GLANDS; NEOPLASMS; NMR IMAGING
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EVALUATION; GLANDS; ORGANS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS

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