For sheer creativity, it is hard to beat breast imaging. Breast cancer's subtleties stretch the abilities of every established modality and encourage the development of new technologies. The high stakes of mammography reading helped spur advances in computer-aided detection. A steady stream of new research on secondary imaging and biopsy techniques is decreasing the rate of false positives and sparing women unnecessary and expensive procedures.
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BY JANE LOWERS, SUPPLEMENTS EDITOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
New breast imaging tools improve detection
Use of CAD abets increased detection as incidence rates for breast cancer
inch upward
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BY DEBORAH R. DAKINS
Skill in breast imaging evolves with modalities
Clinical roles for ultrasound and MRI depend on practitioners' expertise
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BY KAREN SANDRICK
Digital mammography faces off with film
Advances in technology may leapfrog results in major clinical trials
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BY JOHN M. LEWIN, M.D.
Technology, outcomes bolster mammography
Low reimbursement, shortage of qualified readers force some breast imaging
centers to close
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BY STEVEN K. WAGNER
