Breast, Radiation-Free Mammogram Alternative

There is a new method that identifies cancerous tumors by blood vessel structure. Around a million women in the Netherlands undergo mammograms for early detection of possible breast cancer. This x-ray is unpleasant and the researchers at TU Eindhoven are working on a breast-friendly method that does not use radiation and is more accurate. It generates 3D rather than the 2D images. Their proof of concept is published in the online journal Scientific Reports. Squeezing the breast tightly between two plates to produce one or more good x-ray photos is the current screening method. Not only …read more