Monday, 25 March 2013

Results by Adding 3-D mammograms may improve accuracy

Although mammograms remain the gold standard for breast cancer screening, they are not the perfect test.

 

They don’t find up to 30% of cancers, and they often find something that may be suspicious for cancer but really isn’t after additional testing. These are called false-positive results. Some researchers are seeing better results by adding another form of testing, called three-dimensional or 3-D breast imaging.

 

“This technology makes a big impact,”

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