New breast exam nearly quadruples detection of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammogram. The new breast imaging technique nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study.