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Annual screening - mammogram vs mri
Hi, I’m looking for advice or shared experiences. For annual monitoring (e.g. after a diagnosis of DCIS), has anyone been offered the choice between a mammogram with contrast and an MRI with contras...
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Just to clarify & save any confusion... the Mammogram and MRI mentioned in the original question here, are referring to scans using 'contrast', which is a dye injected during the scan to enhance the image and show up any anomalies. This is different to a standard mammogram or 3d mammogram which doesn't use 'contrast' to enhance the image.
Thank you for sharing. Please could I ask was the mammogram that didn't show the issue, with 3D with contrast? Thank you