Digital mammograms better than film for some-study
Posted on: Friday, 16 September 2005, 08:21 CDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Digital mammograms are more accurate at detecting breast cancer than traditional film mammograms in women who are premenopausal, under age 50, or who have dense breasts, according to results from a study of nearly 43,000 women released on Friday.
For other women, there was no difference between the two methods, researchers wrote in a study published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.
Traditional mammograms that have been used for decades produce X-ray images of the breast on film. Digital mammograms take electronic pictures that are stored on a computer. They have been available since 2000.
The new study compared film mammograms to digital mammograms from systems made by Fischer Imaging, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., General Electric Co. and Hologic Inc.. All but the Fuji system are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and available for use in the United States.
All types of digital mammography systems that were studied produced similar results.
Source: REUTERS
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