{"id":10503,"date":"2020-03-04T16:39:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T22:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/?p=10503"},"modified":"2020-04-01T12:09:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:09:47","slug":"what-to-expect-from-a-breast-mri-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/blog\/what-to-expect-from-a-breast-mri-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect from a Breast MRI Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a lifetime risk of 20% or more for breast cancer, your doctor will likely recommend getting annual <a href=\"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/services\/breast-imaging\/breast-mri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breast MRIs<\/a>. The exam is also a tool that can help your doctor get a better look at a known cancer or see how a cancer treatment like chemotherapy is working. Before you arrive for your first breast MRI exam, you\u2019ll want to know what to expect. Nurse navigator Abigail Meier explains it all from start to finish:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"What to Expect from a Breast MRI Exam\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b64PLWO0CmA?feature=oembed&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For a personal story about breast MRI from a breast cancer survivor, <a href=\"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/blog\/breast-mri-at-cdi-working-toward-early-detection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a lifetime risk of 20% or more for breast cancer, your doctor will likely recommend getting annual breast MRIs. The exam is also a tool that can help your doctor get a better look at a known cancer or see how a cancer treatment like chemotherapy is working. 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