THE VALUE OF DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED BREAST MRI IN MAMMOGRAPHICALLY DETECTED BI-RADS 5 MICROCALCIFICATIONS

Aims: To evaluate the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of BI-RADS-5 type of microcalcifi cations of the breast, to compare the size of the microcalcifi cation lesions using mammography (MG) and MRI, and to determine the value of MRI in surgery for microcalcifi cations. The study also determines the morphology of microcalcifi cation lesions, assesses kinetic curves and compare MRI features of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) for diff erent histopathological grades. Methods: Our group consisted of 32 patients with mammographically detected BI-RADS 5 microcalcifi cations. The MRI was done in this group of women which was later followed by stereotactic vaccum-assisted biopsy (SVAB). Surgery was performed on all patients with a biopsy that resulted in a diagnosis of breast cancer or atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH). Results: Of our group of 32 patients, there were 35 mammograhically detected microcalcifi cation lesions, 32 DCIS, one ADH and two benign fi ndings according to the fi nal histology. The microcalcifi cation lesions were larger using MRI than in MG in 10 women. We diagnosed DCIS multifocality in 6 women and bilateral carcinoma in one woman. As with kinetic curve assessment, we found in 67 % of DCIS a rapid rise, 27 % a moderate and in 6 % a slow initial rise. With the pattern of enhancement in the delayed phase, w