... of 4.2 per 1,000 over mammography alone (or an additional 1.1 to 7.2 ... techniques that can help cover the limitations of screening mammography must continue.”
“The concept of mammographic screening ...
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“This false positive rate is significant,” Blume said. “And the combination of screening exams, both mammography and ultrasound, still missed one out of every five cancers. So the trial shows that ...
... interpretive accuracy is important because it could allow women and physicians to choose a mammography facility based on characteristics that are more likely to be associated with higher quality. ...
... 14% of those who left the university-based center indicated that their current mammography provider was mandated by their insurance provider.
According to the study, the "stayers" most frequently ...
... a 5- to 10-year follow-up to determine," Le-Petross added. "It is an exciting question because mammography has always been the standard, and now we are challenging that gold standard examination."
... 30 years, we have done an excellent job of creating public awareness of the importance of mammography and the years of survivorship have increased substantially. What we need to do is focus on being ...
... or population density.
"The Government Accountability Office reported that there was a 6% decrease in mammography facilities use across the US, but despite their report there is a growing concern ...
... the current rate of production for new mammography professionals, there will be drastic reductions in the number of mammography professionals per woman age 40 years and older over the next 15-20 years ...
New digital mammography equipment being installed at the main hospital in Labrador will mean significantly shorter waits on test results, an official says.
... risk of having breast cancer, can detect a significant number of lesions not found on mammography and sonography, according to a study performed at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH ...
... , lead author of the study. "These patients had already had bilateral mammography and these tumors had not been apparent on mammography," said Dr. Lewis.
"The detection of an unsuspected tumor is ...
A reminder program aimed at screening for breast cancer when it is most treatable boosted mammography rates by more than 17 percentage points, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente's Center ...
... may allow radiologists to identify some tumors which could be missed with standard two-dimensional mammography. The study included 125 patients that were evaluated using a combined method of digital ...
The introduction of digital mammography equipment has sharply reduced the wait times for routine mammograms in Moncton, according to a health authority official.
... and include national data on age-specific breast cancer incidence, mortality, mammography characteristics and treatment effects.
"It's reassuring that all CISNET modeling groups came to the same ...
