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Mobile mammography brings screening to more Native American women

Breast cancer mortality rates are high for some rural American Indian tribes, but now radiologists are using satellite technology to save more lives. A new project delivers mobile digital mammography services to remote reservations around the country where women previously had limited access to screening and transmits the images via satellite to a qualified radiologist for interpretation. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

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