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To: BlueCheap who wrote (44490)	4/18/2001 12:48:35 PM
From: BlueCheap	Respond to of 52051

In relation to FONR see this news ! Breast MRI Detects Cancer Missed By Mammogram PR Newswire Breast MRI at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Detects Cancer Missed By Mammogram CHICAGO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty-year-old Helen Gibbons of Chicago was worried when one breast felt and looked different. A mammogram and ultrasound did not show cancer, but Gibbons knew something was wrong. She decided to undergo a breast MRI at the Parkside Magnetic Resonance Center, located at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. "The MRI lit up the cancer like stars in the heavens," said Gibbons. A biopsy confirmed a large tumor and Gibbons underwent a mastectomy. "Breast MRI saved my life," said Gibbons. Magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful method of viewing inside the body that holds great promise in the fight against breast cancer. Up to 15-percent of breast cancers are not seen on mammograms. "MRI detects abnormal blood flow associated with cancer and can show breast cancer long before it can be seen on mammogram," said John Anastos, D.O., assistant medical director, Parkside MRI. Although not recommended as a routine screening test, Breast MRI can provide valuable information when a question arises on a mammogram or a lump is discovered on physical exam. Unnecessary biopsies can be avoided because MRI can often distinguish benign lesions which can mimic breast cancer. Patients with dense breasts, implants, prior history of breast cancer or a family history of breast cancer also may benefit from MRI. "Breast imaging is the most significant application of MRI I've seen in the last six years. It gives us another bullet in our gun to attack breast cancer," said John V. Phillips, M.D., medical director, Parkside MRI. For more information about breast MRI, contact Parkside MRI at 847-696-7900.