VIDEO: Tomosynthesis soon to be standard of care for breast cancer screening
October 13, 2015|Oncology Practice
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EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE ACS CLINICAL CONGRESS
CHICAGO – The uptake of tomosynthesis has been fairly brisk among the nation’s breast cancer screening centers.
There are good reasons for that. In an interview at the annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Sarah Friedewald, division chief of breast and women’s imaging at Northwestern University, Chicago, explained the procedure; its pluses and minuses; and why it’s likely to be the standard of care for breast cancer screening within 5 years.