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Breast Cancer
CAD detects small lesions radiologists are likely to miss
March 24th, 2005
A computer-aided detection system (CAD) can effectively detect breast cancers a radiologist is more apt to initially miss, a new study shows. Small lesions are very challenging for the radiologist to detect, noted Rachel F. Brem, MD, director of breast imaging at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and lead author of the study. The study of 201 women found that CAD was "highly effective in detecting even the smallest lesions, with a sensitivity of 92% for lesions of 5 mm or less," said Brem. CAD was most effective in detecting cancers measuring 11-15 mm (94%) and least effective in detecting cancers measuring 16-20 mm (80%), she reported....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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