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Breast Cancer
MRI Plus X-ray Mammography Doubles Breast Cancer Detection in Women at High Risk
July 22nd, 2007
For women at high risk of breast cancer, use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plus X-ray mammography for screening will detect more breast cancers than mammography alone, a new technology assessment has found. But the number of false positives —indicating a problem where none exists — will rise significantly also. MRI is an imaging procedure that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make images of organs and structures inside the body. The report aimed to determine whether the combination of MRI and mammography was more accurate than mammography alone in finding breast cancer. The TARGET™ emerging technology evidence report is...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2007-07-22)
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