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Bi rads 0 mamm. going for fu tomorrow. is a x-ray digital mamm better or ultrasound better for dense breasts? no family history of breast ca.
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Mammography is: still the standard of care for screening, even in dense breasts. However, it is true that the sensitivity of mammography for detecting cancer is decreased in dense breasts, and there is some evidence that adjunct sonography may be useful in this setting. The role of sonography is evolving.
Answered 9/5/2014
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