What is Bilateral Breast MRI?
Magnetic resonance breast imaging (Breast MRI) was approved for use in 1991 as a supplemental tool, in addition to mammography, to investigate breast problems first detected with mammography, physical exam or other imaging exams. Unlike mammography, which uses low dose x-rays to image the breast, MRI uses a powerful magnetic field and radio waves to produce high resolution images of the breast. The MRI system is able to produce views of the breast in any plane and orientation, while in x-ray mammography, the breast must be repositioned each time a new view is obtained. At MDR, we have a special breast coil and sophisticated computer hardware and software that allows us to obtain MR images of both breasts simultaneously.
