Mammograms have entered a new dimension, literally. At some screening centers, women are now being offered a 3-D technology that costs more and involves more radiation but may provide a better look.
A suspicious spot that showed up during a routine 2-D mammogram in March led a radiologist to order a newly available 3-D mammogram for Sojka, 54. That test enabled the radiologist to rule out the ...
FARGO – Essentia Health now has 3-D mammography service available, screening that is especially helpful for women with dense breast tissue. Dr. Jerome Sampson, a radiologist at Essentia, said 3-D ...
Three-dimensional imaging outperformed older digital mammography at reducing anxiety-producing callbacks for more breast cancer testing, a new study shows. The research, published this month in the ...
(AP) 3-D mammograms may be better at finding cancer than regular scans, a large study suggests, although whether that means saving more lives isn’t known. The study involved almost half a million ...
Many digital mammogram centers are increasingly offering the option of paying a supplement out of pocket for a 3-D image. Standard mammograms miss 5% to 15% of tumors, in part because small ones can ...
Dear Dr. Roach: Following my last 3-D mammogram, I received a warning letter from the mammography center regarding the possible shortfall of mammograms for dense breast tissue. I’ve never received ...