See the following dedicated pages
Theoretically, MRI has major advantages as a diagnostic tool for women with dense breast tissue,those who present with mammographically occult breast cancer, and as a screening tool for women at increased risk of breast cancer.
In the UK, there was a national trial to determine the efficacy of MRI screening in women with a proven high risk / BRCA 1 gene positive called MARIBS. The RESULTS have been published - see below
Information about the MARIBS study -
To mark the end of this year's Breast Group Meeting, the government decided to announce the requirements and provision of screening for young women treated with mantle irradiation for Hodgkins Disease.
See the information sheets - available here
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