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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. On a T1 weighted brain MRI image, fibroadenoma is characterized by a well-defined, isointense mass located at the upper-outer quadrant of the breast.[1]
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma.[1]
- MRI image characteristics observed among fibroadenoma patients include:[2]
- A lobular, oval or round lesion
- Internal septations which can correlate with collagenous bands on histopathologic analysis.
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Sharply defined fibroadenoma observed on MRI
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Fibroadenoma observed on T2 weighted MRI image
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016
- ↑ Hochman MG, Orel SG, Powell CM, Schnall MD, Reynolds CA, White LN (1997). "Fibroadenomas: MR imaging appearances with radiologic-histopathologic correlation". Radiology. 204 (1): 123–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.204.1.9205233. PMID 9205233.