90% of all breast cancers can be detected with MRI

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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-percent-brea...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/15040...

"Around 90 per cent of all breast cancers can be definitively diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This compares to the combined methods of mammography and ultrasound which yielded a detection rate of just 37.5 per cent. This is the key finding of a study published in the highly respected Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study was carried out at the University Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the MedUni Vienna in cooperation with the University Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Clinical Institute of Pathology."

Reference:

"Triple-Modality Screening Trial for Familial Breast Cancer Underlines the Importance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Questions the Role of Mammography and Ultrasound Regardless of Patient Mutation Status, Age, and Breast Density." Clin Oncol. 2015 Feb 23. pii: JCO.2014.56.8626. jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/doi/10.1200/JCO.2014.56.8626