Abstract
Imaging has a significant role in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring breast cancer. Advances in this field are having a great impact in the clinical management of this disease. Breast cancer has now become an "outpatient cancer". This article describes the role and advances of imaging in breast cancer.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Biopsy / methods
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Breast / pathology
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Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology
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Breast Neoplasms / surgery
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Forecasting
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Humans
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Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis
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Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
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Mammography*
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Middle Aged
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Neoadjuvant Therapy
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasm Staging
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Positron-Emission Tomography*
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Prospective Studies
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Stereotaxic Techniques
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Time Factors
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Ultrasonography, Mammary*