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Old 12-17-2008, 04:36 AM   #1
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Computer-Aided Mammography Finds More Cancer, More False Positives

Computer programs designed to help radiologists could identify more cases of breast cancer, but they might also increase the number of false-positive results, which can lead to biopsies in healthy women, according to a recent systematic review. Using computer-aided detection (CAD) mammography, "you do catch some cases that would have been missed if the mammogram had been read only by a single radiologist," said review author Meredith Noble, a research analyst at ECRI Institute.

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