Media Alert: Hologic ECR Symposium to Focus on the Benefits of 3D Mammography (Breast Tomosynthesis) in Population-based Canc...

-- 3D mammography technology, traditionally used in Europe to diagnose breast cancer, is emerging as a population-based cancer screening modality as well

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc., is sponsoring a symposium highlighting the emerging use of their 3D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) systems in population-based cancer screening at the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology in Vienna, Austria on Friday, March 6th from 14:00 to 15:30 in Room C of the Austria Center - Vienna. Radiologists from screening sites in the U.S., Norway, Italy and Spain will share their experiences and early results from implementing 3D mammography in their screening programs.

The lead speaker is Dr. Sarah Friedewald, first author on the largest study published to date on the benefits of 3D mammography in screening. Published in JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association) in June 2014, Dr. Friedewald and her colleagues found that 3D mammography when used in screening finds significantly more invasive cancers than a traditional mammogram while significantly reducing the number of women called back for unnecessary testing due to false alarms.

Other speakers include:

Drs. Marina Alvarez Benito & Sara Romero, Cordoba, Spain - The Spanish experience
Dr. Daniela Bernardi, Trento, Italy - The Italian experience
Prof. Dr. Per Skaane, Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian experience

The speakers are available for one-on-one interviews live or by phone before or after the Hologic symposium. Contact the Hologic press coordinators below to set up an interview.

Click here for a white paper on the clinical benefits of 3D mammography

Click here for a copy of Dr. Friedewald's paper and related materials on the benefits of 3D mammography in screening in the U.S. on the JAMA website

Click here for a press release and related materials on Dr. Skaane's work on the value of 3D mammography in breast cancer screening in Norway from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) website

Hologic and 3D mammography are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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Marianne McMorrow
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