MRI Finds Breast Cancer That Mammograms Miss

 

MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Medical researchers now recommend not only mammograms but also MRI screening for women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer.

 

The MRI is not a substitute for a mammogram, since mammograms still show a few things, such as tiny calcifications, that MRI does not.

 

Mammography pictures, normal (left) and cancer...
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However, MRI screening for breast cancer is expected to save lives, especially of women with dense breast tissue that tends to hide some cancers in mammograms.

 


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