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VIDEO: When to use MRI in breast cancer


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS CLINICAL CONGRESS

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CHICAGO – For most women, there’s little role for MRI in screening for and treating breast cancer

However, there are important exceptions. In an interview at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Dr. Monica Morrow, chief of breast surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, explained what those exceptions are, and how she uses MRI in her practice.

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