{"id":40274,"date":"2024-06-27T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=40274"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:38:16","slug":"do-you-need-an-abbreviated-breast-mri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/es\/2024\/06\/do-you-need-an-abbreviated-breast-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need an Abbreviated Breast MRI?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While getting your annual mammogram is a must for breast cancer prevention, some women with dense breast tissue may also require another screening tool: Abbreviated Breast MRI (AB-MRI). A shortened version of a Breast MRI, AB-MRI is used in conjunction with mammography to check for breast tumors growing in dense tissue. Both Hancock Regional Hospital and Salud Hancock<\/a> offer this screening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Abbreviated Breast MRI has a high cancer detection rate <\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Although mammography is a great assessment tool, AB-MRI can detect tumors and cancers that an annual mammogram cannot. Traditionally, Breast MRI\u2019s, which take longer and cost more, are reserved only for women who are at high risk. AB-MRI makes it accessible for women with a lower risk, but dense breast tissue, to ensure they are cancer-free.   <\/p>\n<\/div>

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An AB-MRI lasts about 10-15 minutes and requires contrast administration. Therefore, a physician must refer you to get this screening. And we have some good news for all the ladies out there: it doesn\u2019t require radiation exposure OR breast compression. However, you must meet a few other requirements for this procedure, including: <\/p>\n<\/div>

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