Abstract
Article: Breast Ultrasound Versus MRI in Prediction of Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemo-therapy for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Sharareh Sanei Sistani, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Fateme Parooie, MD
Category: Breast [BR]
Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Breast Ultrasound Versus MRI in Prediction of Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” you will be able to:
Discuss the role of ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of the breast
Identify the diagnostic performance of breast US and MRI in predicting response to Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in breast cancer
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each imaging modality in monitoring patients undergoing NACT
What is the diagnostic accuracy of US for the detection of pathologic complete response (pCR)? 35% 56% 79% 88%
How many studies were selected for this review and meta-analysis? 571 758 1247 2310
In this study, what was the mean age of patients who underwent US? 23 years 42 years 44 years 79 years
What was the overall prevalence of pCR among breast cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy in this study? 10% 13% 19% 26%
The results of this study showed that US has a higher ________ than MRI in evaluation response to NACT. Accuracy Sensitivity Specificity Negative predictive value
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