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FAQS: Breast MRI

Why do some women get MRIs, and others an ultrasound or nothing beyond a mammogram? Should MRI replace the mammogram as a first-line screening tool? And just how accurate are they, anyway? Everything you need to know about magnetic resonance imaging of the breast: its use as both a screening and diagnostic tool.Q. Susan asks: My latest mammogram... Read moreChevron
posted 12/12/2010, comments (0)|
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FAQS: Having an Ultrasound

What exactly is an ultrasound? How does it work? And why does my doctor want me to have one? Everything you need to know about breast ultrasound: the what, how, and why of this common screening device.Q. I went for my regular mammogram, and I got a callback for another view. Now they want to do an ultrasound. What does that mean? I’m... Read moreChevron
posted 11/01/2010, comment (1)|
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Government Press Release on Breast Cancer Detection

The following is a press release, released Wednesday, from the Department of Health and Human Services. "HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force... Read moreChevron
posted 11/18/2009, comments (4)|
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Support for Mammograms and the Need to Improve Them

I’m a woman whose life was saved by a mammogram.And yet, I find myself in the interesting position of supporting – reluctantly, unenthusiastically, but still supporting – new guidelines released yesterday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening mammograms.Guidelines that, had I followed them 8 years ago,... Read moreChevron
posted 11/17/2009, comments (66)|
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MBI - Latest Screening Technology: A Better Tool For Dense Breasts?

Coming soon to a hospital near you: the MBI, a great new screening tool that might someday replace the mammogram.    Wait a minute—hasn’t MBI, or molecular breast imaging, been around for awhile? Isn’t it known mainly for its slew of false positives, its inconvenience, and its expense?Have We Already Heard about... Read moreChevron
posted 09/03/2008, comments (2)|
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