What are some common uses of Breast MRI?breast imaging challenges

• evaluate abnormalities detected by mammography.
• identify early breast cancer not detected through other means, especially in women with dense breast tissue and those at high risk for the disease.
• screen for cancer in women who have implants or scar tissue that might jeopardize an accurate result from a mammogram.
• determine the integrity of breast implants.
• distinguish between scar tissue and recurrent tumors.
• assess multiple tumor locations.
• check the progress of chemotherapy.
• look for multiple tumors prior to breast conservation surgery.
• determine whether cancer detected by mammography or ultrasound has spread further in the breast or into the chest wall.
• determine how much cancer has spread beyond the surgical site after a breast biopsy or lumpectomy.
• provide additional information on a diseased breast to make treatment decisions.