Breast MRI at Sky Ridge Medical Center

MRI of the breast is not a replacement for a mammogram or ultrasound, but a supplemental tool for detecting and staging breast cancer and other breast abnormalities.

A MRI of the breast is performed to:

• Assess multiple tumor locations, especially prior to Breast conservation surgery.
• Identify early breast cancer not detected through other means, especially in women with dense breast tissue and those at high risk for the disease.
• Evaluate abnormalities detected by mammography or ultrasound.
• Distinguish between scar tissue and recurrent tumors.
• Determine whether cancer detected by mammography, ultrasound, or after surgical biopsy has spread further in the breast or into the chest wall.
• assess the effect of chemotherapy.
• Provide additional information on a diseased breast to make treatment decisions.
• Determine the integrity of breast implants.

Your doctor will determine if you need a breast MRI, and the team at Sky Ridge will help you get it scheduled.