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  2. Molecular breast imaging - Wikipedia

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    Mammography is widely accepted as the first-line screening option for the detection of breast cancer, with a sensitivity for detection of cancer at around 85-90%. However, in patients with dense breast tissue or those with risk of breast cancer greater than 20%, the sensitivity of mammography drops significantly, with some studies reporting a ...

  3. Breast imaging - Wikipedia

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    Breast ultrasound is another technology employed in diagnosis and screening that can help differentiate between fluid filled and solid lesions, an important factor to determine if a lesion may be cancerous. [2] Breast MRI is a technology typically reserved for high-risk patients and patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer. [3]

  4. Mammography - Wikipedia

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    Mammography (also called mastography; DICOM modality: MG) is the process of using low-energy X-rays (usually around 30 kVp) to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic masses, microcalcifications, asymmetries, and distortions.

  5. Mammograms are still so uncomfortable. Here’s why - AOL

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    AI may also help with contrast-enhanced digital mammograms, which involve having a contrast dye given intravenously to make it easier to see cancer in the breast, including in women with dense ...

  6. Current Procedural Terminology - Wikipedia

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    It is necessary for most users of the CPT code (principally providers of services) to pay license fees for access to the code. [19] In the past, AMA offered a limited search of the CPT manual for personal, non-commercial use on its web site. [20] CPT codes can be looked up on the AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) website. [21]

  7. Mammogram facilities must now tell patients about breast ...

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    All women who undergo breast cancer screening with a mammogram in the U.S. must now find out if they have dense breasts — a risk factor for developing breast cancer.. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 10 ...

  8. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound - Wikipedia

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    Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast medium to traditional medical sonography. Ultrasound contrast agents rely on the different ways in which sound waves are reflected from interfaces between substances. This may be the surface of a small air bubble or a more complex structure.

  9. Breast ultrasound - Wikipedia

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    Breast ultrasound is a medical imaging technique that uses medical ultrasonography to perform imaging of the breast. It can be performed for either diagnostic or screening purposes [ 1 ] and can be used with or without a mammogram . [ 2 ]