MR Characterisation/Localisation of Breast Cancer
MR Characterisation/Localisation of Breast Cancer
Objective: To determine the accuracy of multi-functional magnetic resonance (MR) in
 detecting, localising and characterising satellite lesions in relation to an index breast
 tumour in order to improve definition of clinical target volume after local excision.

 Hypothesis: Pre-operative multi-functional MR has high sensitivity and specificity for
 localising unsuspected multifocal and multicentric lesions in women diagnosed with early
 breast cancer.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Biopsy proven invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

 -  Unifocal disease

 -  Patient proceeding to mastectomy

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Multifocal disease

 -  Previous surgery to ipsilateral breast

 -  Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

 -  Ferromagnetic implants

 -  Claustrophobia

 -  Cup size DD or greater