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.

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