Lexington Clinic is Offering Breast MRI

The Center for Breast Care at Lexington Clinic is on the cutting edge of technology for women’s health. In addition to offering patients comfort, convenience, and access to a fellowship-trained mammographer, Dr. Leonel Vasquez is now offering patients breast MRI. MRI has been safely used for decades to provide information to help in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease, and is now available in breast care.

“MRI is a very sensitive diagnostic modality that uses magnetic fields and radio frequencies in order to produce images of the breast. Breast MRI does not use x-rays like the traditional mammogram. Instead MRI uses a magnetic field to create over 500 images and does not produce radiation, “ said Dr. Vasquez.

MRI is a non-invasive technique for viewing the inside of the breast. The entire exam takes approximately 45 minutes. No special preparation is needed before the exam and normal activities can be resumed as soon as the exam is complete.

MRI does not replace mammography as a breast cancer-screening tool; instead it is a complementary imaging technique that provides different information for review and diagnosis for certain indications. Breast MRI can assist the Radiologist in assessing a lesion in a dense breast, evaluating the extent of breast cancer after the diagnosis, determining the response to chemotherapy, and evaluating an implant leakage.

For more information about breast care services including breast MRI, please contact the Center for Breast Care at (859) 258-4181.