MRI-guided Breast Biopsy

At this point, the table will slide you out of the MRI machine. The radiologist will clean the skin over the suspicious area and inject a medicine (lidocaine with epinephrine) to numb the area. You may feel a mild sting and burning sensation, but this will quickly go away. Next, the radiologist will place a sterile plastic tube (called the biopsy guide) into the breast through a small cut in the skin. The table will slide you back into the MRI machine to get more images.