The purpose of this clinical study is to demonstrate the feasibility of NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the female breast when the method is guided by breast MRI. The hypotheses to be tested are:~MR-guided NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the breast is feasible in the setting of a clinical breast exam~MR-guided NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the breast provides spatial localization and contrast of a breast abnormality that is superior to NIR absorption and fluorescence tomography alone.
This purpose of this clinical study to develop and test technology associated with near infrared (NIR) optical tomography of the breast (the use of light at NIR wavelengths to image the breast) as an adjunct to mammography and breast MRI.