Table 2.
Protocol of DCE-MRI vs AB-MRI
| FDP-MRI (Full diagnostic protocol) | AB-MRI (Abbreviated protocol) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanning (23 min) | Series of images | Plane | Scanning (9 min) | Series of images | Plane |
| T1 without fat suppression (3 min) | T1 without fat suppression | Axial | T2 without fat suppression (5 min) | T2 without fat suppression | Axial |
| T2 with fat suppression (5 min) |
T2 with fat suppression | Axial | T1 contrast-enhanced dynamic 3D with fat suppression (3 ~ 4 min) Pre-contrast, Post-contrast first, Post-contrast second |
3D dynamic CE images (three phases) |
Axial |
| DWI (3 min) | DWI, ADC map | Axial | |||
| T1 contrast-enhanced dynamic 3D with fat suppression (7 ~ 8 min) Pre-contrast, Post-contrast first, Post-contrast second, Post-contrast third, Post-contrast fourth, Post-contrast fifth, Post-contrast sixth |
3D Dynamic CE images (seven phases) |
Axial | |||
| Standard Subtraction (first – pre, second – pre) |
Axial | Standard subtraction (first – pre, second – pre) |
Axial | ||
| Reversed Subtraction (first – sixth, second – sixth) |
Axial | Reversed subtraction (first – second) |
Axial | ||
| MIP, both breasts | Axial, Sagittal |
MIP, both breasts | Axial, Sagittal |
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| MPR (second post CE) both | Sagittal | ||||
| Delayed T1 FS CE (axilla) (3 ~ 4 min) |
T1 with fat suppression | Axial | |||
AB-MRI, abbreviated protocol of breast MRI; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; CE, contrast-enhanced;3D, three-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; DWI, diffusion-weighted images;FDP-MRI, full diagnostic protocol MRI; FS, fat suppression; MIP, maximum intensity projection; MPR, multiplanar reconstruction.
Protocol of FDP-MRI vs AB-MRI.