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A device such as this would never replace an MRI scan. The information provided is for screening purposes, at best.

Also, diagnosis would typically be done using a mammography. The cost of such a scan is lower - around $100[0].

[0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4142190/

It doesn't have to replace it in all cases. If it can give a good indication that we don't have to do a MRI that is already a good thing.

That's right, that's typically what is meant by screening purposes [0], apologies if it wasn't clear.

[0] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-screening/

The unclear part was more the phrase "would never replace an MRI scan". But it's clear now.

Diagnosis is done via biopsy.

That is correct, my bad. The next screen after a test like this would likely be a mammography, and only after that would a biopsy be done if anything suspicious was seen.

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