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Breast Cancer Screening
Mammography methods in the analysis of breast lesions compared
October 13th, 2005
Two mammography methods in the analysis of breast lesions were compared by researchers in Italy. They conducted a study "To compare the performance of screen-film and digital mammography in the assessment of screen-detected breast lesions. A series of 100 consecutive mammographic screen-detected lesions (65 masses, 6 architectural distortions, 29 microcalcifications) deserving diagnostic assessment and judged to have a low positive predictive value underwent screen-film mammography (SFM) and digital mammography by a Fuji computed radiography system (FCR) (double exposure, same view, without removing compression) of the corresponding breast." "Three...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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