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A device such as this would never replace an MRI scan. The information provided is for screening purposes, at best. Also, diagnosis would typically be done usi
by ImageXav 3y ago
A device such as this would never replace an MRI scan. The information provided is for screening purposes, at best.
Also, diagnosis would typically be done using a mammography. The cost of such a scan is lower - around $100[0].
[0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4142190/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4142190/
- bluGill 3y agoIt doesn't have to replace it in all cases. If it can give a good indication that we don't have to do a MRI that is already a good thing.
- ImageXav 3y agoThat's right, that's typically what is meant by screening purposes [0], apologies if it wasn't clear. [0] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-screening/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-screening/
- Dylan16807 3y agoThe unclear part was more the phrase "would never replace an MRI scan". But it's clear now.
- sparklingmango 3y agoDiagnosis is done via biopsy.
- ImageXav 3y agoThat is correct, my bad. The next screen after a test like this would likely be a mammography, and only after that would a biopsy be done if anything suspicious was seen.