Untitled Document News Briefs Computer check helps detect 20 percent more cancers Using computers to double-check mammograms can increase the detection of cancers by 20 percent, according to a study that supports early predictions for the new technology. The findings, based on mammograms given to nearly 13,000 women, suggest the technology can help radiologists find breast cancers earlier while improving their accuracy.
Radiologists miss about one in five breast cancers.
Computer-assisted detection helps us recognize those signs, such as minute calcium deposits, or very subtle masses or changes in architecture. It is the only such technology with that approval. The system works with the regular x-ray image taken in a mammogram. The film is run through a computer processor that creates a digital image. Full Breast Cancer Treatment Women over 80 often do not get full treatment for early stage breast cancer, according to a recent study.