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Breast MRIHigh sensitivity and specificity to support cancer imaging

Breast MRI

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. On a global scale, every tenth woman is affected, and numbers continue to rise. MR imaging can help provide early and reliable diagnosis especially in difficult cases. It can support accurate preoperative staging and differential diagnosis, resulting in faster and more cost-effective patient management.

Recent advancements such as abbreviated MRI protocols and novel techniques for functional tissue classification are designed to further the reach and diagnostic capabilities of breast MRI in clinical practice.

Coils

Offering high-quality breast imaging and biopsy capabilities

We support breast imaging on all scanners of the MAGNETOM family and offer breast coils to meet different needs. Our breast coils are designed to provide high SNR for excellent diagnostic image quality or to provide greatest access to the breast for interventions.

MRI - 2/10/16-channel Sentinelle Breast Coil for biopsy and imaging

Sentinelle 16ch coils for imaging & 2/10/16ch Breast coil for imaging & biopsy  

Discover more of our broad portfolio - ultra-light-weighted coils for more patient comfort.

Applications

From routine breast imaging to advanced applications

We provide high-resolution protocols for morphological and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging of the breast at 1.5T and 3T. Typical challenges in the breast, such as artifacts caused by motion or susceptibility are addressed with state-of-the art hardware as well as software solutions. We offer several applications for reliable routine breast imaging and click-n-go protocols for consistent results in breast imaging, even in patients with implants. Advanced applications for functional tissue assessment, such as DWI or spectroscopy can support therapy monitoring and breast tissue visualization due to increased spatial resolution. 

VIEWS: Volume imaging with enhanced water signal

Applications for contrast dynamics

VIEWS: Volume imaging with enhanced water signal

VIEWS provides isotropic 3D imaging protocols with high temporal and spatial resolution as well as excellent fat suppression. You can acquire images bilaterally or unilaterally with excellent coverage of the axillae and retrosternal regions.

Further applications for breast MR imaging

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MRI - Breast MRI - REVEAL showing different b-values and the corresponding ADC map

Different b-values and ADC map

REVEAL: Diffusion-weighted Imaging

MRI - Breast MRI - REVEAL showing different b-values and the corresponding ADC map
MRI - Breast MRI - GRACE - MR breast spectroscopy
MRI - Breast MRI - BreVis Biopsy - Path planning at the scanner
MRI - Breast MRI - BLADE - Correction of motion artifacts
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Workflow & Postprocessing

From image acquisition to image evaluation

Time-consuming set-ups and post-processing can slow down all aspects of your breast workflow, including examination time. Our MAGNETOM scanners offer in-line technology that enables processing instead of post-processing, speeding up the time from image acquisition to image evaluation.

Breast Dot Engine for optimal timing

Workflow solution

Breast Dot Engine

Predefined strategies are provided for lesion and implant evaluation as well as for intervention with various Siemens breast coils. The user simply tailors the exam to each individual patient, i.e. with implant situation, and defines the scanning approach.

Your benefits:

  • Optimal timing of dynamic scans
  • Step-by-step user guidance
  • Example images and guidance text are displayed for each individual step
  • Images and text are easily configurable by the user
  • Biopsy planning software (optional) displays target coordinates of the lesion on the Dot scanner display.


Breast Biopsy Software

Breast Biopsy Software


Our new breast biopsy software is seamlessly embedded into the scanner workflow. It provides intuitive, step-by-step biopsy planning – from target selection to visualization of the target coordinates and insertion depth using the in-room display, right next to the patient.

 

syngo.MR BreVis

Post-processing solutions

syngo.MR BreVis

If breast imaging is part of the routine, a fast, reliable, and easy-to-use processing and workflow solution for reading and reporting is needed. Our dedicated reading and reporting software syngo.MR BreVis is a computer-aided tool for real-time breast analysis.

 

Your benefits:

  • Breast specific windowing presets
  • Elastic registration for patient motion correction as auto preprocessing step
  • On the fly time-course evaluation and color overlay maps
  • A statistic on lesion enhancement helps you assess therapy effectiveness
  • Ad-hoc integration of spectroscopy for lesion characterization
  • Multi-modality display
  • Reporting according to the BI-RADS standard 

Webinars

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Implementing Abbreviated Breast MRI Screening Protocols In Your Practice

Mammography is the most common method for breast cancer screening, but its ability to detect cancer in dense breasts is significantly lower than in breasts that are mostly fatty tissue. In the case of imaging dense breasts, there’s increasing interest for other screening methods that can detect breast cancer more effectively in these women. MRI can play a significant role in improving cancer detection in this patient population. The use of a screening abbreviated breast MRI protocol can provide additional benefits. Listen to Dr. Donna Plecha, a nationally known expert in breast imaging for a detailed review of how she and her colleagues at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have incorporated abbreviated MRI supplemental screening into their imaging practice.
MAGNETOM World Summit
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