Spot Symptoms of Breast Cancer Early: Role of Breast MRI!
Breast MRI has the maximum sensitivity for breast cancer identification among recent clinical imaging modalities and is vital for breast imaging techniques. It provides more information regarding the magnitude of breast cancer than is achievable with a mammogram alone! The breast MRI process in Intermountain Medical Imaging uses magnets and radio waves to generate detailed 3D images of the breast tissue. The procedure takes approximately 25-45 minutes to finish and helps women find the presence of dense breast tissue that can’t be detected on a mammogram. How Does a Breast MRI Work? The steps of traditional breast MRI or abbreviated breast MRI are the following: A doctor will ask you to remove your clothes and wear pants with no zippers. You will also be asked to take out whatever metal you’re wearing. A dye will be injected into your vein via an IV. You will lie on your stomach, facing down, on a cushioned platform with shielded breast holes for the test. The platfo...