Who Should Have Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

The indications for breast MRI can be summarized as follows:

Breast MRI is used in patients diagnosed with breast cancer and scheduled for breast-conserving surgery.

To assess the spread of breast cancer to the chest wall and possible cancers in the other breast.

To distinguish between changes due to surgery and recurrent cancer findings.

To clarify suspicious conditions not clarified by mammography and ultrasound.

To assess the response to chemotherapy.

For screening purposes in high-risk women.

To identify the primary focus of breast cancer in patients with metastases who have not yet been identified by mammography or ultrasound.

To evaluate implant-related problems in patients with breast implants.