breast mri

I had a breast MRI after an inconclusive mammogram and ultrasound.  The Dr. who did my US (and YES, it was a Dr.) was talking biopsy and when I dug my heals in (after being called back for another 4 views on the mammogram and then railroaded into an US), because I had enough, then she suggested MRI which gave me an all clear and avoided the dreaded biopsy word!  I also had a MRI before my unilateral mast just to make sure that my healthy breast was indeed healthy.   I can hardly wait until this year!!!  Best wishes

As Leaf described, beware of false positive, I was warned about it, but it still brought extra concerned in my case.



I had an MRI after biopsy and before lumpectomy to make sure there wasn't anything else in either breast. The problem was that it showed some suspicious lesions (large according to the docs) and had to have a larger excesion as a result. It turned out that the suspecious lesion was begnin, fibrocystic stuff.



It appears that it is very common to get false positive with an MRI.

I had a breast MRI of both breasts after a US-guided core biopsy of a palpable lump revealed IDC.  The MRI was to see whether there was any other suspicious tissue in either breast.  Since my breast tissue is dense (digital mammo done 30 min. before the core biopsy was BIRADS-2; even the known lump was not detected), my onco "team" ordered the MRI.

My insurance company (with a very good, very comprehensive policy) apparently dragged their feet for a couple of days.  They eventually agreed to cover the MRI, though, based on the hx of dense breast tissue and known IDC.

The MRI showed there were no other suspicious lesions in either breast, besides the one that had already been biopsied.  The known tumor "lit up" in the MRI, because of its increased blood supply.  It even appeared to be spiculated--something that wasn't seen with the digital mammo or the US.  The MRI did overestimate the size of the tumor, though.  The US said it was 1.6 cm; the MRI said it was 2.0 cm; it turned out to be 1.8 cm once it was removed.

Breast (contrast) MRI's are good.  Too bad they make me so nauseous.

otter 

The bilateral breast MRI eliminated suspicions about the right breast but confirmed suspicions about the left breast.  The earlier needle biopsy results came back negative but the BS didn't buy it (turns out the lab thought the must've tested the right breast tissue twice -- cancer was in left breast).  In any case, the MRI confirmed the suspicious mass in the left breast which was validated with an incisional biopsy.  The mammos weren't effective for me (including the one two months before I found my lump).