Dr. Kopans answers the question: 'What Are "Spot Films"; When To Do Them?' — -- Question: What are spot films in mammography and when are they done? Answer: Many times if you have a mammogram, ...
Having an annual screening mammogram is an important step in detecting breast cancer, particularly in its early stages when it tends to be more easily treatable. But many women dread having to do it ...
Dr. Kamila Kozlowski has seen the future of mammography – and it doesn’t involve pressing your breasts between two plates. So when the FDA approved the Koning Co.’s 3-D Breast CT, Kozlowski decided ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration cleared the first 2D digital mammography system that allows patients to increase or decrease the amount of compression applied to their own breast before the ...
Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you're anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to reframe having a mammogram as empowering. “You can’t prevent breast cancer, ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When it comes to the information in a mammogram, Purdue scientists say less is more - and their findings could bring medical care to many far-flung communities. A team of ...
(Reuters Health) - There are many reasons women dislike mammograms, chief among them the awkward and often painful process of having their breasts squashed by a technician into a machine that flattens ...
SARASOTA, Fla. — You hear all the time, especially during October, that mammograms can save lives. But, many women don't get them because they're painful. There's new technology here in Tampa Bay that ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new pain-free way to get a mammogram is open in Middle Tennessee. Comfort Imaging announced its grand opening for the first non-compression mammography services in ...
If you’re getting checked for breast cancer, you may have the option of digital tomosynthesis. Although it’s a long word (it’s pronounced toh-moh-SIN-thuh-sis), it’s a simple idea: Tomosynthesis is a ...