MRI's High False Positive Rate Has Little Impact On Women's Choi...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Fri, 03/28/2008 - 01:00

Magnetic resonance imaging falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women with a high, inherited risk of developing the disease.

However, this high rate of false positives does not have a major impact on a woman's decision whether or not to have a prophylactic mastectomy.

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