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Targeting women for
digital mammography based on age (i.e., using digital for women under 50) appears to be more cost-effective than using film or digital for all women.
Digital mammography provides visual clarity and the ability to manipulate the digital image to focus on areas that require further attention.
The goal of the joint research programme is to develop new and innovative technologies for aiding in the diagnosis of breast cancer using the latest developments in
digital mammography.
Data from one of the largest mammography trials in history demonstrates that overall the radiation dose associated with
digital mammography is significantly lower (averaging 22 percent lower) than that of conventional film mammography and that the reduction could be greater in women with larger and denser breasts, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology."The ability to reduce the radiation dose for many women is another step forward for breast cancer screening with mammography - which saves thousands of lives each year," R.
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI):
Digital mammography delivers significantly less radiation than conventional mammography, and the reduction in radiation exposure may be greater for women with larger and denser breasts, a new study has found.
Digital mammography also takes less time to capture the image, meaning less discomfort for the patient, and it may decrease patient recall rates--about 10 percent of women.
GE Healthcare has opened a new $165 million factory in upstate New York to build state-of-the-art
digital mammography machines.
By collaborating with radiologists to understand the demands of reading digital mammograms, Hologic created the R2 DigitalNow HD software, which adapts each digitized film image to a selected contrast and tissue intensity that models a
digital mammography system.
Women in Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry were already some of the first in the country to benefit from
digital mammography equipment when it was introduced at University Hospital in 2006.
Digital mammography is the latest in breast imaging technology.
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