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Fam, this research has brought great hope to girls.
Scientists have developed a new technique called Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM), and it is said to be sharper than the standard mammography. You know that mammography is used to detect cancer early, but when it comes to dense breasts, it fails to spot it well. In that case, many patients are sent for MRI, and that process is expensive and tedious.
For this study, 25 women with an average age of 52 who had breast cancer underwent PEM. Two radiologists reviewed the images and compared them with the laboratory results. Guess what? PEM detected 24 out of 25 cancers, and the false results were only 16%, compared to MRI which was 62%. There, PEM has shown to be highly accurate.
Another advantage is that PEM uses a low dose of radiation, similar to mammography, and does not damage the breasts like a conventional machine. That means patients are examined without the stress of pain. It also reduces medical costs because it avoids many additional procedures.
Dr. Vivianne Freitas of the University of Toronto said the technology could be a game-changer, especially for patients with dense breasts where lesions can be hidden. While it has not yet been fully validated in all hospitals, the initial results are encouraging. In short, PEM is the future of detecting breast cancer earlier and more accurately.
Scientists have developed a new technique called Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM), and it is said to be sharper than the standard mammography. You know that mammography is used to detect cancer early, but when it comes to dense breasts, it fails to spot it well. In that case, many patients are sent for MRI, and that process is expensive and tedious.
For this study, 25 women with an average age of 52 who had breast cancer underwent PEM. Two radiologists reviewed the images and compared them with the laboratory results. Guess what? PEM detected 24 out of 25 cancers, and the false results were only 16%, compared to MRI which was 62%. There, PEM has shown to be highly accurate.
Another advantage is that PEM uses a low dose of radiation, similar to mammography, and does not damage the breasts like a conventional machine. That means patients are examined without the stress of pain. It also reduces medical costs because it avoids many additional procedures.
Dr. Vivianne Freitas of the University of Toronto said the technology could be a game-changer, especially for patients with dense breasts where lesions can be hidden. While it has not yet been fully validated in all hospitals, the initial results are encouraging. In short, PEM is the future of detecting breast cancer earlier and more accurately.