MRI vs mammogram Here is a great video sharing how a patient pushed for her mri breast exam. She pursued getting a MRI Breast exam after reading about it, which was met with some resistance by her family practice physician. MRI vs mammogram.  There is an unwritten stigma out there, in believing that the MRI breast exam is too costly, and therefore insurance companies may not want to pay for them.  Because the breast mri exam, when done...