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Breast Cancer
Breast CT is more comfortable and may be better for detecting tumors
December 22nd, 2005
Breast CT, an investigational technology for early breast cancer detection, may be better than mammography at detecting breast lesions and is much more comfortable for women, researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) reported at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. "In this initial evaluation, breast CT images were subjectively found to be equivalent to and potentially better than standard mammography for the detection and evaluation of breast cancer," reported Karen Lindfors, professor of radiology at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. Lindfors presented preliminary results...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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