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Breast Cancer
CTLM plus mammography may help differentiate benign and malignant lesions
July 21st, 2005
Analysis of computed tomography-laser mammograms combined with findings on traditional X-ray mammograms may help differentiate benign and malignant breast lesions. D. Floery and colleagues, Medical University of Vienna, set out "to characterize benign and malignant breast lesions with computed tomography-laser mammography (CTLM). In a prospective study, 100 female patients with 105 breast lesions classified as BIRADS IV to V at mammography underwent mammography, CTLM, and histologic verification [at the Medical University of Vienna]. CTLM images were analyzed by radiologists with knowledge of the lesion's position but who were blinded to histology and morphologic...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-21)
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