Increased Cancer Detection 

Studies show that 3D mammography is significantly more effective for breast cancer detection. 

With this new technology, doctors are able to examine breast tissue layer by layer. The detail shown from three-dimensional imagery allows them to detect tumors as small as two and three millimeters, which can reduce the amount of treatment patients could need. 

Doctors and researchers have found the best results by combining both current and new technologies. The complexity of breast tissue can be difficult to analyze fully with only two-dimensional /images. Because of this, 3D mammography can be particularly effective for women with dense breast tissue. 

Integrating 3D mammography with standard 2D mammograms has been shown to increase overall cancer detection rates by as much as 30 percent and invasive cancer detection up to 50 percent.