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Sun 18-05-2014  |
Combining Light and Sound For Accurate, Painless 3-D Mammograms |
| Breast cancer screening today requires exposure to X-ray radiation. The X-ray images are difficult to interpret, causing anxiety-inducing false alarms and extensive follow-up tests that include biopsies. Besides, getting a mammogram is quite literally a pain, requiring an uncomfortable compression of the breast tissue.
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