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Breast Cancer Screening
Factors leading to inaccuracies in mammography reading studied
September 29th, 2005
Possible factors leading to inaccuracies in mammography reading were recently studied by researchers in the United States. "The goal of mammography screening is to detect breast cancer at early stages, but because of the complexity of the breast parenchyma and the variability of signs of the disease, many cancers go unreported when initially visible on the mammogram," according to a recent study published in Academic Radiology. The "visual search strategy used by experienced mammographers" was compared "in a case set where they examined both the mammogram in which a malignant mass was discovered at screening mammography and the most recent prior...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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