High Definition Breast MRI Comes to the Hannibal Clinic

An improved service is being offered within the walls of the Hannibal Clinic.  This new machine puts Hannibal Clinic on the forefront of medical diagnosis.  The new in-house High Definition Breast MRI began helping clinic physicians diagnose their patients using state-of-the-art imaging technology in January 2008.  The High Definition Breast MRI takes images of the breast.  The procedure is non-invasive and usually painless. Images are used to assist in primary or recurrent breast cancer detection,

determine the extent  of breast cancer, assist with consideration of treatment option, monitor breast cancer therapy, evaluate abnormal mammograms and determine implant rupture or leakage.

“This new equipment strengthens our commitment to the community in providing the best patient care possible,” said Dr. Michael Bukstein, Hannibal Clinic President.  “It also shows that the Hannibal Clinic intends to be on the forefront of medical imaging.”

“This is new and powerful technology for the detection and fight against breast cancer,” said Dr. Lent Johnson, Medical Director at the Hannibal Clinic. 

Hannibal Clinic Administrator Kurt Ebers says the High Definition Breast MRI was brought to fruition with the Clinic’s patients in mind.  “Providing the best diagnostic equipment possible to patients is a vital step to good preventive health, and one we take very seriously.”

“Detailed MRI’s allow physicians to better evaluate parts of the body and certain diseases that may not be assessed adequately with other imaging methods such as x-ray, ultrasound or computed tomography,” said Dr. Joel Hassien, Radiologist at Northeast Missouri Imaging Associates, Inc., “MRI of the breast offers valuable information about many breast conditions that cannot be obtained by other imaging modalities, such as mammography or ultrasound.

The High Definition Breast MRI takes scans of the breast.  The procedure is non-invasive and usually painless.  The images are used to assist in primary or recurrent breast cancer detection, determine the extent of breast cancer, assist with consideration of treatment option, monitor breast cancer therapy and determine implant rupture or leakage.

The Hannibal Clinic is pleased to be able to offer this important improvement in healthcare to its patients. The Hannibal Clinic has been providing quality health care services to the community since 1957.