And many of the most promising aspects of digital mammography will not be available for several years.
The high expectations that experts have for digital mammography are based on the physical advantages it appears to have over film.
Some experts are excited about the practical benefits of digital mammography.
One significant obstacle to the widespread use of digital mammography, especially in areas with few doctors, is the cost of the equipment.
Unfortunately, digital mammography isn't widely available yet, but more and more facilities are adding the technology.
Bennett is also on the cutting edge of new digital mammography.
It cannot be told from the study whether the increased use of digital mammography over film mammography would result in fewer deaths.
We have to be sure digital mammography provides a reliable assessment before we let those women leave for 12 months.
As of 2007, about 8% of American screening centers used digital mammography.
In digital mammography, X-ray images of the breast are transmitted to a computer screen.