MRI Case 26
65 y/o F presents for diagnostic MRI. What is the most likely diagnosis?
INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA
- MRI important for staging and determining extent
- T1 isointense to parenchyma
- T2 isointense to hypointense to parenchyma
- Post-contrast imaging may show an irregular or spiculated lesion
- Washout or plateau kinetics
- May see dilated veins draining the tumor
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