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1Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 1144 Eastlake Ave East Rm LG-200, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA. hrahbar@uw.edu.
Key Points:
• Existing evidence suggests that preoperative breast MRI does not improve treatment outcomes for DCIS. • The quality of the available data used to answer this question is poor. • Quality randomized controlled trials are needed to definitively assess the benefits and harms of preoperative MRI in the setting of DCIS.
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