MRI and detection of breast cancer

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is magnetic technology with radio waves to produce computer generated images of the body's soft tissue. During an MRI examination or test, atoms in your body respond to magnetic fields created by the MRI scanner. These reponses are then detected by some electronics and sensors and the data is feed to computer, where after processing an image is formed. For breast tissue diagnosis , MRI technology is also capable of producing detailed images. MRI technology is good for women having breat cancer, some of the examples are listed below, who can have MRI of breasts, Women who has had breast cancer, Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, who have undergone chest radiation, who have Li-Fraumeni, Cowden, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Breast Implants ,Previously had cancer in their other breast, Dense or Cystic breasts, etc. It is a supplement tool for detecting breast abnormalities. Women can undergo a breast MRI exam in addition to mammogram and sonogram. doctors use MRI as a diagnostic tool for the Evaluating abnormalities , Determining whether cancer detected by mammography or ultrasound has spread, Evaluating multiple tumor locations, Determining whether cancer has spread beyond the surgical site after a biopsy or lumpectomy, Assessing the effect of chemotherapy treatment.