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A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier – MIT Media Lab (www.media.mit.edu)
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[–] Abstract8188 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No one is going to get a biopsy after testing positive once. A positive test would mean you go to a doctor for a proper mammogram, THEN maybe a biopsy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's still an increased level of surveillance that is going against current recommendations. Unnecessary mammograms still result in unnecessary biopsies. You could use it for increased monitoring to detect growth I guess, but I doubt ultrasound is capable of that sort of resolution.