3D Mammography | Dense Breast Info Inc.

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Breast MRI Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) What is it? Contrast-enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging (Breast MRI) is a
noninvasive medical test that uses very strong
magnets and pulses of radio waves to manipulate
natural magnetic properties in the body. When
used together with gadolinium-based intravenous
contrast (known as a contrast-enhanced MRI), MRI
looks at both structure and blood flow cancerous
tumors (Fig. 12) usually have increased or
abnormal blood flow. http//densebreast-info.org

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Figure 12. Contrast-Enhanced Breast MRI Showing
Cancer. Axial MRI image of the right breast
obtained after contrast injection (and after
computer subtraction of non-enhanced images) in
this 48-year-old woman (same patient as in Figure
6) shows irregular spiculated enhancing (white)
mass (arrow) due to grade 2 invasive ductal
carcinoma with DCIS. How it works Breast MRI
requires a contrast agent that is administered
intravenously. During an MRI exam, a patient lies
face down and the breasts are positioned into two
holes of a coil (the imaging device) (Fig. 13
Fig. 14). The MRI scanner makes loud noises while
imaging. The usual breast MRI examination takes
about 30 to 40 minutes. http//densebreast-info.or
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