Breast cancer screening recalls: simple MRI measurement could avoid 30% of biopsies

(Medical University of Vienna) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumours in breast tissue. However, it sometimes causes " false alarms " , thus requiring further investigation (biopsy) and in some cases even resulting in so-called overtreatment, that is to say unnecessary surgery. For the first time, a research team from MedUni Vienna has now confirmed a threshold value for a non-invasive imaging biomarker. This can be incorporated into short standard MRI scans and could reduce the biopsy rate following MRI scans by 30%.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news