Comments on: MRI Detects More Breast Cancer in High-risk Women

By: Grand Rounds at the Beach

Grand Rounds at the Beach — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:40:52 +0000

[...] Gamat over at Cancer Commentary takes a look at MRI and breast cancer detection [...]

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:25:58 +0000

i suspected too that MRI is the most expensive screening method. thanks dean for confirming. yes, trisha, i wonder too if insurance companies are paying (or will pay) for MRI.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:03:05 +0000

I suspect that MRI costs more – which makes me wonder, are insurance companies paying for it yet?

By: Dean Forbes

Dean Forbes — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:18:08 +0000

MRI by far is the more expensive test, which is why it is not recommended as a routine diagnostic tool for women who are not at higher-than-usual risk for breast cancer.