Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… sold until he saw the clarity of the images available in machines made by Hologic, the Massachusetts company that is now the U.S. market leader in digital m …"

"… brew said, “why would we even dare say that it’s not cost effective?”Hologic uses stories like Killebrew’s to market its machines. In the fall 2009 e …"

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"… s 23 percent without adding staff or hours. At Oregon Imaging Centers, the Hologic marketing material said, the switch to digital led to a 22 percent increas …"