Patient Positioning in Breast MRI



  • Position patient prone, head first into the scanner with arms by the side.   Head to one side and chest relaxed onto the breast coil.  Place a pillow under the ankles to keep feet off the pads.
  • The breasts must be centrally placed in the coil recesses with minimal distortion.   Surround small breasts with soft padding (face washers) to minimise pendulous movement during breathing and scanning.
  • Each breast should be centered from superior to inferior within the aperture of the dedicated breast coil . 
  • Areas of high signal intensity will result where breast tissue is adjacent to coil elements . 
  • The breasts should be pulled away from the chest wall into the two holes in the bilateral breast coil. 
  • As little breast tissue as possible should remain above the coil apertures. 
  • Improper positioning can result in compression of breast tissue between the chest wall and the center partition of the breast coil 

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