Authors: Barbara Baskin
Publish Date: 2015/04/28
Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 377-378
Abstract
Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each submission to which EvidenceBased Medicine rankings are applicable This excludes Review Articles Book Reviews and manuscripts that concern Basic Science Animal Studies Cadaver Studies and Experimental Studies For a full description of these EvidenceBased Medicine ratings please refer to the 15 Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors wwwspringercom/00266Based on MRI’s high sensitivity for cancer it has found wide use in the oncologic realm It is an effective screening tool as an adjunct to mammography in the detection of small cancers in high risk individuals However due to its high cost and limited specificity it is not appropriate as a screening tool for the general population Breast MRI has a variety of specific oncologic uses including monitoring the response of tumor to neoadjuvant therapy and evaluating metastatic axillary lymphadenopathy with no other
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