FDA Approves 3-D Mammography System

WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first three-dimensional mammography system developed by Hologic Inc. to screen for breast cancer, with hopes the device will prove better than current mammography technology.

The device, formally known as the Silenia Dimensions System, augments traditional two-dimensional images produced by a mammogram with a three-dimensional image to be used in breast-cancer screening ...

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