MRI of the breast:

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MRI of the breast:

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The hallmark of a finding suspicious for cancer on breast MRI is an abnormally enhancing structure. MRI is used for screening women at high risk, not average risk. MRI is used only when needed. MRI is not necessarily highly sensitive for detecting suspicious breast calcification. MRI is not necessarily highly sensitive for calcifications, which has led to concerns that DCIS could be missed on MRI. However, as breast MRI improves, it is starting to show the ability to detect DCIS even though it cannot display associated calcifications.

MRI of the Breast