Other Considerations
1. Screening of general population
Screening breast MRI is not recommended for the general population of asymptomatic, average-risk women.
2. False positives
Breast MRI may yield findings that are not evident clinically or on mammography or ultrasound. The findings may or may not be clinically significant. As with mammography or any other diagnostic test, false positive results can be expected, and the literature shows a wide range of specificity for breast MRI. The additional abnormalities detected on MRI may result in a follow-up examination or recommendation for biopsy. Published results for MRI directed biopsy are similar to those for mammography.