Breast MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast (breast MRI), commonly used for dense breasts, is a highly accurate imaging modality for detecting early breast cancer and other abnormalities without using excess radiation. It’s often used alongside digital mammograms and digital breast tomosynthesis to offer detailed visualization of breast lesion margins.

AI model spots up to 30% of breast cancers missed on MRI
Re-evaluation by the second look algorithm could result in a cancer diagnosis up to one year earlier, especially for high risk disease.
Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive
The heightened sensitivity of MRI is beneficial in that it allows for earlier detection of cancers, but it also presents challenges for providers tasked with managing patients’ care plans.
The pros and cons of current breast screening modalities and the role of AI
Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, past president of both the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, explains the advantages and disadvantages of current breast screening technology.
AI tool's supplemental MRI recs help detect 4 times more breast cancers than density measures
What’s more, many of the cancers detected were invasive or multifocal, making their detection more timely.
Applying Node-RADS to breast MRI exams improves staging
The scoring system has shown great utility in predicting lymph node invasion in various cancers, but until recently, its use in patients with breast cancer had not been thoroughly explored.

Aurora gets numerous certifications for breast MRI, broadens reach

Aurora Imaging Technology Inc., a manufacturer MRI for breast imaging applications, this week announced that it has achieved ISO 13485:2003, CMDCAS and Conformité Européene (CE) Marking certifications for its Aurora 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with Bilateral RODEO (Rotating Delivery of Excitation Off-Resonance).

January 26, 2006

Breast MRI CAD gains CPT code

CAD Sciences has announced the creation of the first Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that can be used for breast MRI CAD reimbursement claims.

January 12, 2006

Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System upgrade installed at Boston-based imaging center

Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Centre at Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Mass., is using the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System to provide patients with a more advanced breast cancer detection.

June 30, 2005

Aurora's breast MRI system goes to Taiwan

Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. has installed its first dedicated Breast MRI system outside the United States at the Breast Care Center at Chai-I Hospital in Taiwan.

October 28, 2004

Q&A: Breast MRI Shows Its Strength

Mitchell Schnall, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh details the strengths and challenges of this formidable adjunct to mammography.

September 1, 2004

Confirma breast MRI CAD provider for RadNet Management

Confirma Inc. will provide its CADstream system to RadNet Management Inc., a California provider of medical imaging services, making it the exclusive breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) CAD (computer aided detection) system for RadNet's 55 diagnostic

July 15, 2004

Confirma, iCAD to market combined mammo and breast MRI CAD technologies

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firms Confirma Inc. and iCAD Inc. have signed an agreement to market each other's respective CAD technologies.

June 10, 2004

Confirma rolls out breast MRI system at four CDI sites

Confirma Inc. will be the exclusive provider of CAD (computer-aided detection) technology for breast MRI for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI).

May 27, 2004

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AI model spots up to 30% of breast cancers missed on MRI

Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive

The pros and cons of current breast screening modalities and the role of AI

AI tool's supplemental MRI recs help detect 4 times more breast cancers than density measures

Applying Node-RADS to breast MRI exams improves staging

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