Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer who are scheduled to receive standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgical management
- * No contraindication for an MRI exam
- * Normal kidney functional for receiving a standard dose of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent through IV injection
- * Not pregnant
- * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. A signed study-specific informed consent must be obtained prior to any study specific procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Patients who would be normally excluded from undergoing an MRI examination - patients with a pacemaker, aneurysm clip, or any other condition that would warrant avoidance of a strong magnetic field
- * Patients who are unable to cooperate for an MRI exam lasting about 45 min, and/or have known allergic reaction to gadolinium-based contrast agent
- * Severe claustrophobia precluding subject from undergoing MRI
- * Patients with acute or chronic kidney dysfunction (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \< 60 ml/min/1.73 m\^2 as calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease \[MDRD\] equation)
- * Pregnant participants are excluded from this study because it is difficult for them to lie prone on the MRI table and because of possible risk to the fetus
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No