This revolutionary computer-aided mammogram screening technology improves detection rates by as much as 15 percent. Early detection will help save lives by finding more cancers at beginning stages. According to the American Cancer Society, survival rates for localized breast cancer have risen from 78 percent in the 1940s to 92 percent today. Mammography and technology play key roles in this success. Radiologist Melinda Liller, M.D., said with the latest technology, the Breast Care Center at St. Anthony is well prepared in the fight against breast cancer.
Early detection is critical to treating breast cancer.
With the R2 ImageChecker, we are better positioned than ever before to detect breast cancer early, Dr. Liller said. Mammography can detect a cancerous lesion long before a lump can be felt, even by an experienced examiner. However, the detection of breast cancer in a mammogram can be a very difficult task due to the complex nature of breast tissue, she explained. The R2 ImageChecker functions like a spell check , if you will, for medical images. It is a second set of eyes, she said.