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Telemedicine improves breast screenings for rural Indian reservations, U-M researchers find

University of Michigan radiologists piloted a program to improve mammography for rural Native American women using digital mammography and satellite capability to send images to radiologists in Ann Arbor, Mich. The women received test results in less than an hour, and 72 percent of those who needed additional images had those tests done immediately.

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