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A Faster, Cheaper, Better Mammogram

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Tuesday, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Contrast digital
mammography makes it easier to detect breast cancer in
dense breast tissue, says a Canadian study.

Using intravenous iodine contrast in conjunction with
digital mammography, the researchers evaluated 22 women
with suspicious abnormalities that were found using
conventional film mammography.

Ten of the 22 women had biopsy-proven cancers, and
contrast digital mammography accurately identified the
cancer in 8 of the 10 cases. Conventional mammography
indicated that benign lesions in the 12 other patients
were suspicious and required biopsy, but contrast digital
mammography found that only five of the benign lesions
were suspicious.

That result indicates that contrast digital mammography
may significantly reduce false positive breast cancer
findings and subsequent unnecessary biopsies, says the
study, which appears in the September issue of the
journal Radiology. . . .
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