New technology(MBI) increases detection of b.c. in dense tissue

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New technology(MBI) increases detection of b.c. in dense tissue

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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-exam-quadrup...

"A new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study published this week in the American Journal of Roentgenology"

Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammogram. Tumors and dense breast tissue can both appear white on a mammogram, making tumors indistinguishable from background tissue in women with dense breasts. About half of all screening-aged women have dense breast tissue, according to Deborah Rhodes, M.D., a Mayo Clinic Breast Clinic physician and the senior author of this study."....

"Molecular Breast Imaging at Reduced Radiation Dose for Supplemental Screening in Mammographically Dense Breasts." American Journal of Roentgenology. 2015;204:241-251. 10.2214/AJR.14.13357, DOI: 10.2214/AJR.14.13357 "