Using Diagnostic Tools to Stage Breast Cancer

Evaluation of Multimodality Breast Imaging: Lesion Staging

This project is aimed at investigating the relative diagnostic and synergy of four state of the art breast imaging techniques (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), full-field digital mammography (DMAM), ultrasound, and positron emission tomography (PET)) with respect to determining the extent of breast cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer
• Will be undergoing surgery (after study) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindications to MRI
• previously diagnosed with breast cancer (in the smae breast) within the past 5 years
• Patients with known locally advanced cancer (prior to study entry) being treated with preoperative adjuvant therapy.
• Pregnant women