Breast MRI
MRI of the breast (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a medical imaging procedure that uses a strong magnetic field, radio frequency waves and computers to acquire images with exceptional anatomic detail. There is no x-ray involved. Computer analysis of the data allows the radiologist to view detailed images in multiple planes or slices. This procedure is frequently used with patients having a known breast cancer to determine the extensiveness of the disease. Typically a patient lies face-down within the scanning field for approximately 25 minutes and the digital images that result are interpreted by our on-site radiologists where a diagnosis is made.
The Westchester Dedicated Breast MRI, a high-field MRI located in our Rye Brook office, is specifically designed by Aurora, and is the only one of its kind in Westchester County. This comfortable, dedicated breast MRI unit allows for more efficient biopsies through MRI guidance and easier access through a unique compression paddle technology.
