The computerized systems are used in some 30 percent of all mammography centers, where they are driving up costs for no clear medical benefit.

This is why so many mammography centers have closed, placing a greater burden on the remaining centers.

According to the National Cancer Institute, the systems are now being used in about 30 percent of mammography centers.

The new study of computer-aided detection was an analysis of 429,345 mammograms obtained from 1998 to 2002 at 43 mammography centers.

New Jersey lost 7 percent of its mammography centers over the last 18 months alone, going to 263 facilities from 283.

Health officials do not really have a gauge of whether there are enough mammography centers to serve current and future demand.

The same situation exists with mammography centers, he said.

If with each step a dollar would fly to a research lab or a mammography center, then I would gladly walk for any disease.

Here, some women go from one mammography center to another, or they get them done on a van, or old mammograms can't be found for comparison.

Is it surprising that a technician at a mammography center was "angry" over less expensive recommendations for services?