MRI Breast

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for breast imaging as an alternative to mammography. About 50 percent of women have dense breast tissue, which makes detection of smaller cancers very difficult. MRI can be used a a supplemental screening technique in these patients to see through dense tissue. Contrast MRI imaging also clearly shows any areas of high metabolic uptake of contrast, making cancers light up as white dots on the MRI image. These can make cancer detection much easier, compared to a "snow storm" of white on standard mammography caiued by both cancer tissue and dense breast tissue. 

Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the world’s largest annual radiology forum, to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2021

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News | RSNA | July 21, 2021
Registration Now Open for RSNA21
July 21, 2021 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly...
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A new study set out to learn more about breast health for Black women and to establish a better understanding of the breast screening landscape by analyzing mammograms, screening intervals and interpretation performance for Asian, Black and white women across health systems throughout the United States, with participation from Advocate Health Care, Sanford Health and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

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Feature | Breast Imaging | July 06, 2021 | By Linda Goler Blount, MPH
Black Women Are Receiving Inferior Breast Screening
It is well established that there are racial disparities in healthcare that can have devastating implications for...
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New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening guidelines call for heightened screening attention for transgender individuals, Black women and other often overlooked or underserved populations.

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News | Breast Imaging | June 22, 2021
New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Address Heightened Risk for LGBTQ Persons and Black Women
June 22, 2021 — New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening...
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The Radiological Society of North American announced that RSNA21 will be back — live — this November in Chicago
News | RSNA | May 17, 2021
RSNA Annual Meeting Returns to Chicago in 2021
May 17, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that 10,378 scientific and educational...
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Left to right: Subtraction right mediolateral oblique (MLO) CEM was non-diagnostic because of artifact, potentially due to motion misregistration from extended exposure time; subtraction right MLO implant displaced CEM image shows 5.8 cm enhancing mass (arrow); contrast-enhanced MRI sagittal subtraction image shows concordant mass (arrow).

Left to right: Subtraction right mediolateral oblique (MLO) CEM was non-diagnostic because of artifact, potentially due to motion misregistration from extended exposure time; subtraction right MLO implant displaced CEM image shows 5.8 cm enhancing mass (arrow); contrast-enhanced MRI sagittal subtraction image shows concordant mass (arrow).

News | Breast Imaging | March 18, 2021
Contrast-Enhanced Mammography for Breast Cancer in Women With Augmented Breasts
March 18, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) showed...
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Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman's chances of recovery. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumors in breast tissue.
News | MRI Breast | March 09, 2021
Simple MRI Measurement Could Avoid 30% of Breast Biopsies
March 9, 2021 — Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman's chances of...
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A comparison of standard mammography imaging (left) in a woman with dense breasts and a breast MRI imaging study (right) showing a clearly defined cancer and is extremely hard to detect on the mammograms.

A comparison of standard mammography imaging (left) in a woman with dense breasts and a breast MRI imaging study (right) showing a clearly defined cancer and is extremely hard to detect on the mammograms. Images from Christiane Kuhl, M.D.

Feature | MRI Breast | March 04, 2021 | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Use of Breast MRI Screening in Women With Dense Breasts
Dense breast tissue can hide cancers in mammograms in about half of women. Supplemental imaging is often needed to...
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Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic services, announced that it has expanded its state-of-the-art multimodality medical imaging capabilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC through the acquisition of Progressive Radiology.
News | Breast Imaging | January 15, 2021
Solis Mammography Announces the Acquisition of Progressive Radiology
January 15, 2021 — Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic...
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A, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from baseline MRI before initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows irregular mass (arrow) in upper inner right breast corresponding to biopsy-proven carcinoma. B, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from follow-up MRI performed 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows decrease in size of right breast cancer (arrow). C, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant the

A, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from baseline MRI before initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows irregular mass (arrow) in upper inner right breast corresponding to biopsy-proven carcinoma. B, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from follow-up MRI performed 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows decrease in size of right breast cancer (arrow). C, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows new mass (arrow) in upper outer left breast that was assessed as BI-RADS 4. Pathologic examination from MRI-guided core biopsy of new suspicious mass revealed benign usual ductal hyperplasia. No atypia or malignancy was identified. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | MRI Breast | January 15, 2021
New Suspicious Lesions on Breast MRI in Neoadjuvant Therapy
January 15, 2021 — According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), new suspicious findings occurred in 5.5...
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Earlier initial diagnosis reduces lung cancer mortality in heavy (ex-)smokers / The risk of harm from misdiagnosis or overdiagnosis is relatively low

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News | Computed Tomography (CT) | December 08, 2020
Low-dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening: Benefit Outweighs Potential Harm
December 8, 2020 — For heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT...
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Reduces the complexity of reporting for screening and diagnostic MRI eams to deliver time-saving and patient safety benefits
News | MRI Breast | November 18, 2020
Ikonopedia Releases Enhanced Breast MRI Reporting Module
November 18, 2020 — Ikonopedia announced the release of its newly updated next-generation breast MRI reporting module. ...
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Murray Rebner, M.D., performing a breast ultrasound. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health

Murray Rebner, M.D., performing a breast ultrasound. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health

News | Breast Imaging | November 02, 2020
Beaumont Researchers Advise Breast Cancer Screening by Age 40 or Younger for Black Women
November 2, 2020 — Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42%...
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Study of Penn Medicine patients shows abbreviated MRI may be a valuable supplemental screening for women with dense breasts
News | MRI Breast | October 28, 2020
‘Fast’ MRI Detects Breast Cancers that 3-D Mammograms May Miss
October 28, 2020 — Beth Reisboard, 76, was relieved in 2018 when she received the results from her annual mammogram: “...
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Mammography, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age of 70.

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News | Mammography | October 22, 2020
Mammography Screening Also Saves Older Lives
October 22, 2020 — Mammography, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age of 70...
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Videos | MRI Breast | October 14, 2020
VIDEO: Use of Breast MRI Screening in Women With Dense Breasts
Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains how breast...
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Videos | Breast Density | October 13, 2020
VIDEO: Explaining Dense Breasts
Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains what it means to...
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The solution leverages image transfer speed, tag morphing, and multi-vendor PACS capabilities to enable comprehensive image visualization and analysis at the point of care
News | Breast Imaging | September 03, 2020
Candelis Lauded for Accelerating Accurate Diagnosis with Its Multi-Modal Breast Imaging Solution
September 3, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the global breast imaging workstation industry, Frost &...
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It covers every major modality, including breast imaging/mammography, fixed and portable C-arms (cath, IR/angio, hybrid, OR), CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiographic fluoroscopy, ultrasound and X-ray
News | Radiology Imaging | July 29, 2020
Comprehensive Database of Medical Imaging Equipment
July 29, 2020 — IMV Medical Information, part of Science and Medicine Group, announced the release of the latest...
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Simulation finds starting at age 30 with MRI and mammography to be the preferred strategy; starting at 25 prevented marginally more deaths, but with more testing and emotional stress

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News | Breast Imaging | July 09, 2020
When and How to Monitor for Breast Cancer After Childhood Chest Radiation
July 9, 2020 — Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung...
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Christopher Comstock, M.D., ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group study published in JAMA builds evidence for use of abbreviated MRI in women with dense breasts

Christopher Comstock, M.D., (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) is the lead author of a paper in JAMA that reports that abbreviated breast MRI detected significantly more (almost 2 and a half times as many) breast cancers than digital breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammography) in average-risk women with dense breasts. Photo courtesy of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

News | Breast Imaging | February 26, 2020
Abbreviated MRI Outperforms 3-D Mammograms at Finding Cancer in Dense Breasts
February 26, 2020 — According to a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association,...
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