Breast magnetic resonance imaging as a problem solving tool in women recalled at biennial screening mammography: A population-based study in the Netherlands

Purpose: Problem solving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to exclude malignancy in women with equivocal findings on conventional imaging. However, recommendations on its use for women recalled after screening are lacking. This study evaluates the impact of problem solving MRI on diagnostic workup among women recalled from the Dutch screening program, as well as time trends and inter-hospital variation in its use. Methods: Women who were recalled at screening mammography in the South of the Netherlands (2008–2017) were included. Two-year follow-up data were collected. Diagnostic-workup... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Jessie JJ. Gommers
Adri C. Voogd
Mireille JM. Broeders
Vivian van Breest Smallenburg
Luc JA. Strobbe
Astrid B. Donkers - van Rossum
Hermen C. van Beek
Ritse M. Mann
Lucien EM. Duijm
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Breast, Vol 60, Iss , Pp 279-286 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Elsevier
Schlagwörter: Breast neoplasms / Early detection of cancer / Magnetic resonance imaging / Problem solving / Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens / RC254-282
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27191683
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2021.11.014

Purpose: Problem solving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to exclude malignancy in women with equivocal findings on conventional imaging. However, recommendations on its use for women recalled after screening are lacking. This study evaluates the impact of problem solving MRI on diagnostic workup among women recalled from the Dutch screening program, as well as time trends and inter-hospital variation in its use. Methods: Women who were recalled at screening mammography in the South of the Netherlands (2008–2017) were included. Two-year follow-up data were collected. Diagnostic-workup and accuracy of problem solving MRI were evaluated and time trends and inter-hospital variation in its use were examined. Results: In the study period 16,175 women were recalled, of whom 906 underwent problem solving MRI. Almost half of the women (45.4%) who underwent problem solving MRI were referred back to the screening program without further workup. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of problem solving MRI were 98.2%, 70.0%, 31.1%, and 99.6%, respectively. The percentage of recalled women receiving problem solving MRI fluctuated over time (4.7%–7.2%) and significantly varied among hospitals (2.2%–7.0%). Conclusion: The use of problem solving MRI may exclude malignancy in recalled women. The use of problem solving MRI varied over time and among hospitals, which indicates the need for guidelines on problem solving MRI.