Breast Cancer Research

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This article is part of the supplement: Symposium Mammographicum 2000

Meeting abstract

Introducing MRI into clinical breast practice

S Field

  • Correspondence: S Field

Author Affiliations

Breast Screening Assessment Centre, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK

Breast Cancer Res 2000, 2(Suppl 2):A6 doi:10.1186/bcr199


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Published:4 October 2000

© 2000 Current Science Ltd

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Although there are numerous publications regarding the value (and limitations) of MRI in the diagnosis of a variety of breast conditions, access to MRI in the UK is severely limited. Because prioritisation of all cases needing MRI is necessary, only those that will lead to a clear alteration in clinical management can be justified. Against this background, the current use of MRI in a busy symptomatic and screening practice will be presented and justified.