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StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Dynamic or static
Contrast enhancement
Time
Curve with 7
measuring
points
Parenchyma
Curve with 3
measurements
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StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Subtraction
Plain
Subtraction
Enhanced
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StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Dynamic enhancement evaluation
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Initial signal rise
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< 50%
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50% - 100%
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> 100%
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Gross signal evolution
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Continuous increase
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Plateau
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Wash-out
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Enhancement pattern
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Homogeneous
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From center to periphery
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Fibroadenomas, lymph nodes
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From periphery to center
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Carcinomas
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StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Morphology
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Diameter
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Shape
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Round, oval, polygonal, linear, tubular
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Dendritic, spiculated, multiple longitudinal (Comedo-like)
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Delineation
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Smooth
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Unsharp
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Enhancement pattern
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Homogeneous, septations
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Inhomogeneous
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Ring enhancement
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Thin, sharp -> Often with cysts or fatty necrosis
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Thick, unsharp -> Suspicious
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StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Multicentric breast carcinoma
21.05.14 |
StefanDelorme
Division ofRadiology
Multicentric breast carcinoma