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3D Mammography | Dense Breast Info Inc

Mammography / Tomosynthesis is the recommended first step in breast cancer screening for all women aged 40 years and older except those who are pregnant. Mammogram helps to detect 2 to 7 cancers in women’s breasts. <br>

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3D Mammography | Dense Breast Info Inc

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  1. 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

  2. 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.org

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