Extra-mammary findings on breast MRI: a pictorial review

Norna L Karp; Elissa R Price; Dorota J Wisner; C Belinda Chang; Nola M Hylton; Bonnie N Joe

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.01.019

Extra-mammary findings on breast MRI: a pictorial review

Clin Imaging. 2015 Jul-Aug;39(4):547-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.01.019. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Authors

Norna L Karp¹, Elissa R Price², Dorota J Wisner¹, C Belinda Chang¹, Nola M Hylton¹, Bonnie N Joe¹

Affiliations

¹ University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
² University of California, 1600 Divisadero, Room C-250, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Electronic address: elissa.price@ucsf.edu.

PMID: 25772531
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.01.019

Abstract

Recent improvements in breast coil performance have made detection of extra-mammary findings increasingly common. Some of these findings have important clinical implications. The radiologist should be aware of the spectrum of extra-mammary pathologies found on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and be able to distinguish clinically significant findings from those that are inconsequential. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate various common and uncommon extra-mammary findings encountered while interpreting breast MRI and to detail appropriate management recommendations.

Keywords: Breast; Extra-mammary; Incidental; Magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast / pathology*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods