The current review was conducted by Nehmat Houssami, University of Sydney and Daniel F. Hayes, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

They examined MRI's detection capability and its impact on treatment.

After reviewing the data, the authors concluded that there is evidence that MRI changes surgical management, generally from breast conservation to more radical surgery, but that there is no evidence that it improves surgical treatment or outcomes.

'Overall, there is growing evidence that MRI does not improve surgical care, and it could be argued that it has a potentially harmful effect,' the authors concluded.