Breast Cancer Identified, Biopsies Reduced Using MR Spectroscopy

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) used in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can aid radiologists in diagnosing breast cancer while reducing the number of false-positive results and invasive biopsies, according to a study focusing on non-mass enhancing breast lesions. The study, conducted at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, appears in the October issue of the journal Radiology. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on September 28th, 2007