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This expanded “usually appropriate” rating from the ACR could make MRI screenings accessible to a greater number of individuals with dense breast tissue, likely with insurance support. Typically, insurers cover procedures rated “usually appropriate” by the ACR, but this will test their willingness to cover the high-cost breast MRI exams.
This meeting focuses just as much on what we don’t know, as what we do know. Thus, this is a fantastic opportunity to not only obtain current knowledge, but also establish a framework to guide future research. Furthermore, this allows us to face, with greater conviction, the dilemma that is ILC.
“Short of a silver bullet cure for metastatic breast cancer, can we achieve close to 100% reduction in breast cancer mortality using current screening technologies? A careful re-assessment and re-implementation of current screening approaches may get us much closer. If this topic interests you, read on.”
