Hospital gives first tomosynthesis mammograms in region this week
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
There is still a one in eight lifetime risk that a woman will develop breast cancer, and the best tool against the disease remains early detection. Now, Women & infants Hospital of Rhode Island has taken the breast cancer battle to the next level with the installation of the most advanced imaging technology available, called digital breast tomosynthesis.