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2. Molecular breast imaging - Wikipedia

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   Molecular breast imaging (MBI), also known as scintimammography, is a type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in breast tissue of individuals who have had abnormal mammograms, especially for those who have dense breast tissue, post-operative scar tissue or breast implants. [1]

3. Breast imaging - Wikipedia

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   Breast MRI is a technology typically reserved for high-risk patients and patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer. [3] Lastly, scintimammography is used in a subgroup of patients who have abnormal mammograms or whose screening is not reliable on the basis of using traditional mammography or ultrasound. [4]

4. Breast ultrasound - Wikipedia

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   Women may prefer breast ultrasound over mammography because it is a painless procedure and does not involve the discomfort of breast compression present in mammograms. Breast ultrasound is typically performed using a frequency of 7 to 14 Megahertz, and may also include ultrasound of the axillary tail of the breast and axillae to detect abnormal ...

5. Why Mammograms Are More Confusing Than Ever - AOL

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   For women with the densest breasts, 40 percent of breast cancers are missed on mammograms, Dr. Berg says. The only way to find out your breast density is to get a mammogram.

6. What to Expect at a Mammogram - AOL

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   The reason why women with dense breasts sometimes need these additional tests is because dense breast tissue looks white on a mammogram and can hide cancer even on a 3D mammogram. “Ultrasound ...

7. FDA sets new guidelines that require mammogram providers to ...

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   Women with dense breasts are recommended to also get an ultrasound. Mammograms aren't a perfect solution either, Pushkin said, because dense breasts and cancer can look similar on X-ray images ...

8. Breast implant - Wikipedia

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   A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy, to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall or, cosmetically, to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.

9. Your Next Mammogram Will Come With A Test For Breast ... - AOL

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   But having dense breasts can make it harder for a radiologist to spot breast cancer on a mammogram. “Because the normal stromal tissue is white and cancer is white, the denser the breast, the ...