How accurate are breast mri's?

Pro's N Con's: Breast MRI is more sensitive than mammograms for finding breast cancer, but at a significant cost, both financial & finding 'false alarms' which often require biopsy. Overall, current indications are limited to women at very high risk for ca, checking for implant rupture, preoperative surgical planning, and follow-up of some cancer survivors.

Depends: The accuracy of a breast MRI depends on what you are looking for and the experience of the radiologist interpreting the study. If you had a mammogram and ultrasound and the recommendation is for an mri, then i think you should be evaluated by a breast specialist. If there is something concerning, then a biopsy should be performed.

Very: A report in 2010 concludes: among the study population, 62 malignant neoplasms were detected. For cases rated bi-rads 1, 2, 4, and 5 (n=251), the sensitivity of breast MRI was 95.7% (95% ci 89.9-100.0%) and 74.5% (95% ci 62.0-87.0%) for mammography, respectively. The specificity of breast MRI was 96.1% (95% ci 93.4-98.8%) and 92.2% (95% ci 88.5-95.9%) for mammography, respectively. The diagnostic.