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Probably all invasive breast cancer and many of the intraductal carcinomas are associated with increased vascularization due to tumor neoangiogenesis. MRI allows the visualization of breast cancer because these tumors are associated with signal enhancement after peripheral administration of a contrast material. Thus, MRI gives information on hemodynamic as well as morphologic aspects of a tumor. The provision of hemodynamic information by MRI of the breast is the relevant difference in comparison to X-ray mammography and ultrasonography, which give primary information on the morphologic changes based on radiation absorption and ultrasound reflection, respectively.
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Fischer, U. (2010). MRI of the Breast. In: Reimer, P., Parizel, P.M., Meaney, J.F.M., Stichnoth, F.A. (eds) Clinical MR Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74504-4_12
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