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01-02-2020 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Clinical trial

Double reading of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for breast cancer detection

Authors: Anna Rotili, Rubina Manuela Trimboli, Silvia Penco, Filippo Pesapane, Priyan Tantrige, Enrico Cassano, Francesco Sardanelli

Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Purpose

To estimate the performance of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for breast cancer detection.

Methods

Consecutive breast magnetic resonance imaging examinations performed from January to September 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Examinations performed before/after neoadjuvant therapy, lacking DWI sequences or reference standard were excluded; breasts after mastectomy were also excluded. Two experienced breast radiologists (R1, R2) independently evaluated only DWI. Final pathology or > 1-year follow-up served as reference standard. Mc Nemar, χ², and κ statistics were applied.

Results

Of 1,131 examinations, 672 (59.4%) lacked DWI sequence, 41 (3.6%) had no reference standard, 30 (2.7%) were performed before/after neoadjuvant therapy, and 10 (0.9%) had undergone bilateral mastectomy. Thus, 378 women aged 49 ± 11 years (mean ± standard deviation) were included, 51 (13%) with unilateral mastectomy, totaling 705 breasts. Per-breast cancer prevalence was 96/705 (13.6%). Per-breast sensitivity was 83/96 (87%, 95% confidence interval 78–93%) for both R1 and R2, 89/96 (93%, 86–97%) for double reading (DR) (p = 0.031); per-lesion DR sensitivity for cancers ≤ 10 mm was 22/31 (71%, 52–86%). Per-breast specificity was 562/609 (93%, 90–94%) for R1, 538/609 (88%, 86–91%) for R2, and 526/609 (86%¸ 83–89%) for DR (p < 0.001). Inter-observer agreement was substantial (κ = 0.736). Acquisition time varied from 3:00 to 6:22 min:s. Per-patient median interpretation time was 46 s (R1) and 51 s (R2).

Conclusions

DR DWI showed a 93% sensitivity and 88% specificity, with 71% sensitivity for cancers ≤ 10 mm, pointing out a potential for DWI as stand-alone screening method.

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Title: Double reading of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for breast cancer detection
Authors: Anna Rotili
Rubina Manuela Trimboli
Silvia Penco
Filippo Pesapane
Priyan Tantrige
Enrico Cassano
Francesco Sardanelli
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
Breast MRI
Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05519-y

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