Combined mammography and breast MRI useful for some high-risk women

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 07:07 in Health & Medicine

Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. The findings support current American Cancer Society screening recommendations.

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