Breast Cancer Screening

Digital mammography superior to film mammography in some cases

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, February 11th, 2008

For some women, digital mammography may be a better screening option than film mammography, according to newly published results from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST). The results appear in the February issue of Radiology. The study found that digital mammography performed better than film mammography for pre- and perimenopausal women under age 50 with dense breasts.

"We looked at a cross-section of characteristics," said DMIST principal investigator, Etta D. Pisano, M.D., Kenan professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. "This paper confirms that if you are under 50,...

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