Using Diagnostic Tools to Stage Breast Cancer

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

MRI, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Multimodality Breast Imaging: Lesion Staging

Important dates

Study start: 2002
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Aug 23, 2006
Registry last updated: Mar 10, 2026

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