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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Radiol. 2016 Dec 13;24(4):411–417. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.10.014

Table 1. Screening Breast MRI Indications.

Breast MRI Examination Indications Patients, N % Cancer Yield CDR PPV3
Genetic mutation carrier 106 12.3 1
Family history of breast cancer 367 42.7 6
Personal history of treated breast cancer 365 42.4 11
History of chest radiation 14 1.6 0
Prior biopsy with atypia or LCIS 8 0.9 1
Total screening 860 100.0 19 22.1 23.8

CDR, cancer detection rate (per 1000 examinations); LCIS, lobular carcinoma in situ; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PPV3, positive predictive value 3 (biopsy performed).