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| Mammography Regulation and Reimbursement Report |
| April 2008 |
| Breast MRI: A growing technology one year after new recommendations |
| t's been one year since the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommended that certain high-risk women get a breast MRI in addition to their annual screening mammogram to help detect cancers at the earliest stage. At that point, the technology was already an effective adjunct to mammography, but the new guideline prompted a more rapid adoption of the technology.
"In general, the use of [MRI] is increasing across the country," says Carol Lee, MD, attending radiologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and chair of the Breast Imaging Commission of the ACR. |
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