Indications for breast magnetic resonance imaging at a referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira,Samuel Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Campos,Adriene Moraes, Fernandes,Patrícia Lima, Pereira,Izabela Machado, Rodrigues,Flavia Maria, Victor,Antônio Fernando Braga Ferreira, Paula,Ivie Braga de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Radiologia Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842021000200083
• topic: Breast neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Early detection of cancer/methods

Abstract Objective: To describe the indications for breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at a referral center for breast cancer in Brazil. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study in which we reviewed the clinical records, including physician requests and patient questionnaires, of women who underwent breast MRI between 2014 and 2018 at a referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Results: The most common indication for breast MRI was as a complement to mammography/ultrasonography (in 43.6% of cases), followed by breast cancer staging (in 25.1%), the screening of patients at high risk (in 17.4%), the evaluation of breast implants (in 10.1%), and the evaluation of the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (in 3.8%). Conclusion: Although there is strong evidence supporting the use of breast MRI, mainly for the screening of high-risk patients, the imaging method is underutilized in Brazil.