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One benefit of molecular breast imaging is that it can help doctors identify tumor margins before surgery, potentially decreasing the number of second surgeries women have to undergo to remove residual disease. But which modality is most helpful?

Researchers at the American College of Radiology Imaging Network compared a few molecular breast imaging modalities -- positron emission mammography, whole-body PET, and whole-body PET/CT -- to determine which performed best in index and additional cancer detection, presurgical planning, and axillary staging.

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