Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
When most people think of full-field digital mammography (FFDM), the first thing that comes to mind is flat-panel technology, used in integrated digital systems that can carry a high price tag. But there's also a more economical option for going digital: computed radiography (CR)-based mammography.
Flat-panel FFDM has been studied extensively, but how does CR-based mammography compare to the traditional gold standard of film-screen mammography? A group of Finnish researchers wanted to find out, and their work is the subject of this edition's Insider Exclusive.
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Once you've finished with that article, check out what else is going on in the Women's Imaging Digital Community:
- Learn how a Connecticut breast density law could ratchet up the use of breast ultrasound for screening, potentially causing workflow headaches for breast imaging practices.
- Get the scoop on how Congress has pushed health insurer WellPoint to stop dropping breast cancer patients.
- Find out what University of North Carolina researchers are saying about the efficacy of mammograms in young women.
- Discover why an investigational PET agent shows promise for breast cancer.
- Read why Italian researchers say breast MRI improves cancer staging for newly diagnosed women.
As always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, I invite you to contact me at [email protected].
