Establishing a Comprehensive Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Service in a Community Hospital Neety Panu, MD, FRCPC, Elizabeth Morris, MD Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal Volume 62, Issue 1, Pages 22-30 (February 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002 Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Overview of steps in establishing a community breast magnetic resonance imaging practice. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (A) Patient positioning in the coil must be performed by the technologist. (B) Poor positioning can result in artifacts and can limit interpretation. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patient fact card. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Typical protocol for the day of the scan. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Typical protocol for the day of the biopsy and/or localization. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center sequences for breast magnetic resonance imaging examination. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Breast magnetic resonance image interpretation. Left breast T2, T1 immediate post contrast, subtraction and maximum intensity projection images of the left breast in a patient with biopsy-proven invasive lobular carcinoma. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2011 62, 22-30DOI: (10.1016/j.carj.2010.11.002) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions