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Table 3 A summary of management recommendations

From: How I report breast magnetic resonance imaging studies for breast cancer staging and screening

Cases for second look ultrasound

 

 Normal mammogram

 

 Indeterminate or suspicious masses >5 mm

 

 Areas of focal nme >10 mm

 

 Recommend what should be done if no ultrasound correlate can be identified

 

Cases for MRI guided biopsy

 

 Normal mammogram and second look ultrasound

 

 Indeterminate or suspicious masses >5 mm

 

 Areas of focal nme >10 mm

 

Cases for follow-up MRI (screening)

 

 Suspicious mass <5 mm or nme <10 mm: follow up at 6/12 (BRCA 1) or 12/12

 

 Inconclusive biopsy: follow up at 6/12

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