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My bestie has a lump in her left breast. She lives in a small town, and the doctor there has advised an breast MRI. Whereas when I showed the reports here they suggested a Mammogram? Now her doctor says MRI is better as the other is just expensive. I want to know what is the difference between two, and which is more effective
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most of the patients breast MRI is not required and mammography is sufficient. Breast MRI is suggested only if the patient is young, there is a suspicion of multiple lesions or if it is a recurrent cancer in the breast. MRI is more sensitive and picks up smalller lesions which might not be visible in mammography.
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