Ray has talked about his preference for using MRI and ultrasound for mammograms instead of the widely used CT Scan. Reading from Is MRI Contrast Agent Worth Risk , I understand that it can be more nuanced, and I wonder if @Ras @DrJ, you can give your take on this.
I have a friend who has been on chemotherapy for the past 14 years for breast cancer. Every quarter, she undergoes a CT scan, which is as often as she gets her chemotherapy. I have told her about considering asking her oncologist to change the mammogram from using CT scans to MRI and ultrasound. However, I would really like to provide her with specifics, so that she can sound knowledgeable when discussing this with her oncologist.
Could you provide some insight into this? Things like would MRI work well without contrast dye when it comes to breast tissue? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods? Would it be better to have both MRI and Ultrasound so as to get a better interpretation?
Thanks.
I have a friend who has been on chemotherapy for the past 14 years for breast cancer. Every quarter, she undergoes a CT scan, which is as often as she gets her chemotherapy. I have told her about considering asking her oncologist to change the mammogram from using CT scans to MRI and ultrasound. However, I would really like to provide her with specifics, so that she can sound knowledgeable when discussing this with her oncologist.
Could you provide some insight into this? Things like would MRI work well without contrast dye when it comes to breast tissue? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods? Would it be better to have both MRI and Ultrasound so as to get a better interpretation?
Thanks.