MRI enables the detection of abnormalities that might be obscured by bone with other imaging methods.
• MRI has been shown to detect small breast lesions that are sometimes missed by mammography.
• MRI can successfully image the dense breast common in younger women, as well as breast implants, both
of which are difficult to image using traditional mammography.
• Because MR imaging does not involve radiation, the procedure could be used to screen women younger
than 40 and to increase the number of screenings per year for women at high risk for breast cancer.
• If a suspicious lesion is seen with MRI only, MRI can provide guidance for biopsy