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Breast Cancer
Hospital adopts technology for breast cancer diagnosis
March 10th, 2005
Providence Centralia Hospital is the first health care facility in the state of Washington to use breast-specific gamma imaging, an advanced method of detecting breast cancer. Also known as BSGI, breast specific gamma imaging is a useful diagnostic technique when women have questionable mammograms. The method alleviates long, emotionally trying wait times involved in the diagnosis process. BSGI also can reduce the number of invasive biopsies. "BSGI a is quicker, less emotionally trying and less physically traumatic method of detecting breast cancer if a woman has a questionable mammogram," said John Viglo, manager of emergency and imaging services at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
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