Cancer
VIDEO from Medialink and Siemens: Revolutionary Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection
Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 16th, 2007
A revolutionary new imaging technology is expected to help physicians better classify breast lesions. Elasticity imaging is an ultrasound technique recently cleared by the FDA that allows doctors to measure the stiffness of tissue, relative to surrounding areas. This new technique may significantly reduce the need for biopsies. In fact, the American Cancer Society confirms only 20 percent of biopsies turn up positive for cancer.
(See video from Siemens (NYSE:SI) at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx'story=33482)
In a recent elasticity imaging study, doctors studied 166 suspected breast tumors in 99 women scheduled for biopsies. The lesions were...
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