Breast MRIs Not Always Used Appropriately, Studies Suggest

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Breast MRIs Not Always Used Appropriately, Studies Suggest

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/breast-mri-women-screen-cancer_n_4298468.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mFnIrC8APgy02ni6ekUotg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/Breast_MRIs_Not_Always_Used-50e4b36f16a08529f157f9eb1cb35dfc" width="130" height="86" alt="Breast MRIs Not Always Used Appropriately, Studies Suggest" align="left" title="Breast MRIs Not Always Used Appropriately, Studies Suggest" border="0" /></a>By: Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Published: 11/18/2013 04:09 PMEST on LiveScience The percentage of women undergoing magneticresonance imaging (MRI) exams of the breast has increased in recentyears, but often, the women who could benefit the most from theprocedure aren't the ones getting it, new research suggests. BreastMRIs are recommended as a way to screen for breast cancer in womenat high risk for the disease (those whose lifetime breast cancerrisk is greater than 20 percent), in conjunction with yearlymammograms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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