New technology offers the next generation of mammography

Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States, with approximately 200,000 new diagnoses each year. Early detection is key in the treatment of breast cancer and the biggest advancement for detection in 30 years has arrived at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center – tomosynthesis, an innovative technology that provides three-dimensional detailed imaging of the breast.

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