Gambling on breast scans

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 11:35 in Health & Medicine

A mathematical tool known as a Monte Carlo analysis could help improve the way X-rays are used for mammography and reduce the number of breast cancers missed by the technique as well as avoiding false positives, according to research published this month in the International Journal of Low Radiation.

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