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Breast Cancer Screening
Scintimammography is useful to evaluate patients with inconclusive triple diagnosis
December 8th, 2005
Scintimammography is a useful tool to evaluate patients with inconclusive triple diagnosis of breast cancer. "Scintimammography (SM) can be used as a complementary test to mammography in patients with suspected breast cancers." Scientists writing in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine undertook a study "to evaluate the impact of SM on the management of patients with a doubtful or discordant triple diagnosis-that is, mammography, ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration cytology." I. Mathieu and colleagues explained, "The clinical question was variable: initial diagnosis of cancer, suspicion of recurrence, doubtful tumor extension, or search for a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-08)
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