CESM vs MRI
CESM is nearly comparable to
MRI for cancer staging
Same sensitivity for primary
cancer, slightly lower for 2
nd
ary foci
Slighty higher specificity
Good estimation of lesion size similar to
MRI
Better patient experience than
MRI***
Faster time procedure and greater
comfort
Lower noise level and rates of anxiety
Authors
N Analysis MX CESM MRI
Jochelson,
2012
52 Per patient
Per lesion
81
%
59
%
96%
83%
96%
93%
Dromain, RSNA
2011
53 Per patient
Per lesion
NA 94%
93%
100%
98%
Fallenberg,
2013
80 Per patient
81
%
100% 97%
Luczynca, 2015 102 Per patient
NA 100% 93%
*Lobbes MB et al. J Cancer. 2015 Jan 5;6(2):144-50
**Cheung YC et al Eur Radiol, 2015; DOI 10,1007
***Hobbs MM et al. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2015;59(3): 300-5