Ultrasound Elastography: 'Virtual Breast' Could Improve Cancer Detection

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 08:40 in Health & Medicine

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, which is why so many medical professionals encourage women to get mammograms. But the tests are not very accurate: only a minority of suspicious mammograms actually leads to a cancer diagnosis. Bad results lead to needless worry for women and their families—not to mention the time, discomfort and expense of additional tests, including ultrasounds and biopsies.  read more

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