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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prim Care. 2009 Sep;36(3):471–488. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2009.04.006

Table 3.

Recommendations for annual breast MRI screening (16)

Risk Group Recommendation Level of Evidence
BRCA mutation carrier Recommend annual MRI screening as an adjunct to mammography Based on non-randomized screening trials and observational studies
First-degree relative of BRCA mutation carrier
Lifetime risk of breast cancer ≥20% as defined by family-history based model
History of radiation to chest wall between age 10 – 30 years Recommend annual MRI screening as an adjunct to mammography Based on expert consensus opinion
Li-Fraumeni syndrome and first-degree relatives
Cowden and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvulcaba syndromes and first-degree relatives
Lifetime risk of breast cancer 15-20% as defined by family-history based model Insufficient evidence to recommend for or against annual MRI as adjunct to mammography; decision should be made on individual basis Insufficient evidence to make recommendation
Pre-maligant breast lesion (lobular carcinoma in situ, atypical lobular hyperplasia, atypical ductal hyperplasia)
Dense breasts on mammography
Personal history of invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ
Women at <15% lifetime risk Recommend against annual MRI screening Based on expert consensus opinion