Following breast cancer treatment, women who have access to breast MRI may safely forgo additional mammographic or digital breast tomosynthesis follow-up.

Study results presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting suggest that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alone is a successful method for the follow-up in women who undergo breast-conserving treatment and ensures early detection of recurrent cancer.

“Women in the follow-up after breast cancer who have access to breast MRI may safely forgo additional mammographic or digital breast tomosynthesis follow-up,” the authors wrote.

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