Evaluation of Breast Edema Findings at T2-weighted Breast MRI Is Useful for Diagnosing Occult Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Can Predict Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

< .05 for all). PFS rates for BES 1-5 were 0.92, 0.85, 0.80, 0.62, and 0.58, respectively, and the corresponding OS rates at 100 months were 0.98, 0.91, 0.92, 0.77, 0.86, respectively. Conclusion Classification of breast edema findings on T2-weighted MRI scans using a breast edema score was related to the prognosis of patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. © RSNA, 2021