Breast cancer is a common disease, affecting one in nine women during their lifetime.
As a referral center and medical school, Stanford provides expertise in both breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and is one of the only Medical Centers in the United States capable of MR-guided breast biopsy. Our research interests include imaging with mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine tests, MR and a host of other technologies, including MR spectroscopy. An Outcomes section of Stanford Radiology studies the impact of these breast imaging research programs. Two other 1.5 T Signa MR scanners are located on the Medical Center grounds. An operating room suite containing an open bore 0.5 T General Electric MR unit for Magnetic Resonance Therapy in the Medical Center provides an additional platform for MR-guided breast biopsies.