MR imaging of the breast: current status and future potential.

Nd:YAG interstitial laser thermotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer

“…The present study and a clinical study in the United Kingdom [21,22] seem to show that laser destruction of relatively small breast carcinomas is clinically and technically feasible. Laserthermia is relatively easily tolerated (minor toxicity) and could be combined with other nonsurgical modalities of breast cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, tamoxifen).…”

“…Theoretically, ILT has the potential to destroy breast tumors as an alternative to surgical lumpectomy [5,21,22], but no sufficient knowledge on regimens and dosages appropriate for human breast carcinoma and its different varieties, as well as on the long-term clinical consequences of such a therapy, is yet available.…”

Magnetic Resonance-Guided Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Breast Cancer

“…RODEO imaging can equally detect invasive carcinoma as well as ductal carcinoma in situ [24][25][26][27][28][29]. The remarkable ability of MR imaging to detect tumor margins and extent of disease indicates its potential for successful imaging control during ILP [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

“…The RODEO pulse sequence has accurately identified the cancers and margins in all cases [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Breast Cancer

“…Breast Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) using intravenous contrast detects breast cancers with almost 100% sensitivity by bright contrast enhancement in cancers [1][2][3][4][5] while normal tissue and scars older than six months do not enhance [2]. However, some benign entities also enhance, which limits the clinical usefulness of breast MRI.…”