Open AccessMRI screening for breast cancer in women at high risk; is the Australian breast MRI screening access program addressing the needs of women at high risk of breast cancer?
Author(s) -
Schenberg Tess,
Mitchell Gillian,
Taylor Donna,
Saunders Christobel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical radiation sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 2051-3895
DOI - 10.1002/jmrs.116
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , breast cancer screening , breast mri , mammography , gynecology , cancer
Breast magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) screening of women under 50 years old at high familial risk of breast cancer was given interim funding by Medicare in 2009 on the basis that a review would be undertaken. An updated literature review has been undertaken by the Medical Services Advisory Committee but there has been no assessment of the quality of the screening or other screening outcomes. This review examines the evidence basis of breast MRI screening and how this fits within an Australian context with the purpose of informing future modifications to the provision of Medicare‐funded breast MRI screening in Australia. Issues discussed will include selection of high‐risk women, the options for MRI screening frequency and measuring the outcomes of screening.