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Modern mammography has been around since the 1970s. Since then there
have been great advances, including the development of
digital mammography and computer-aided detection.
Additional breast imaging tools such as magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) and ultrasound have also been developed and may be used in conjunction
with mammography.
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Mammography
Mammography involves an X-ray of the breast and is the best available
method for detecting breast cancer. Suspicious areas found using
mammography may be further investigated using magnetic resonance
imaging or ultrasound. |
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Digital mammography
Digital mammography is a recent advance in mammography where X-ray images of the breast are
digitised. With continued improvements, digital mammography may replace
conventional film mammography. |
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Computer-aided detection
Computer-aided detection offers significant potential in helping
radiologists overcome some of the human limitations of reading
mammograms by using computers to help scan digital mammograms for
abnormalities. |
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging is a relatively new technique in breast
imaging and is particularly good at diagnosing breast cancer in younger
women. |
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound is used to image abnormalities found using mammography or
during physical breast exam and is particularly good at
distinguishing between cancerous and benign tissues. |
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