Breast magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

Breast magnetic resonance imaging has emerged as an important new tool in the fight against breast cancer. This imaging modality is valuable when recurrence of cancer is suspected, when the extent of lobular carcinoma in situ must be determined, and when postoperative tissue reconstruction is involved. Breast magnetic resonance imaging is also a useful supplement to screening mammography when assessing high-risk women, and it is the modality of choice when determining if a silicone implant has ruptured.