A practical guide to managing CT findings in the breast

Sayf Al-katib; Gurpriya Gupta; Andrea Brudvik; Stacy Ries; Jillian Krauss; Michael Farah

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.07.009

A practical guide to managing CT findings in the breast

Sayf Al-katib^*, Gurpriya Gupta, Andrea Brudvik, Stacy Ries, Jillian Krauss, Michael Farah

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Radiology

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Abstract

While it is well accepted that CT is not an optimal imaging study to evaluate the breasts, findings on chest CT may be the first indication of an occult malignancy. The nonspecific appearance of breast findings and the lack of consensus guidelines for managing incidental breast findings may dissuade radiologists from thoroughly evaluating the breasts on CT. We review commonly encountered breast findings on CT and present an algorithm for managing incidentally detected breast findings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	274-282
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	60
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.07.009
State	Published - Apr 2020

Keywords

CT breast
Incidental breast findings
Management algorithm

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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