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Breast Cancer
Sensitivity, specificity of electrical impedance scanning still too low
April 7th, 2005
The sensitivity and specificity of electrical impedance scanning (EIS) is still too low for clinical application, radiologists report. "Two hundred and fifty-six (256) patients (72% preoperative, 28% preMammotome) were prospectively examined with EIS using the TS 2000 (TransScan Research and Development Center, Israel; temporarily distributed by Siemens, Erlangen) with the 'LOS'-software (Level of Suspicion). "All exams were performed with the targeted scan probe, the observer knowing all clinical and imaging facts. The area of the lesions was examined with EIS at least with five single scans," wrote T. Diebold and colleagues, University of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-07)
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