If you’re a woman with dense breast tissue, or haven’t gone through menopause, or are under age 50, studies show that digital mammograms may be better than conventional film mammograms for detecting early breast cancer.
Both digital and conventional mammography use X-ray radiation to produce an image of the breast. The difference is, conventional mammography stores the image directly on film while digital mammography takes an electronic image of the breast and stores it directly in a computer. This allows the recorded data to be enhanced, magnified or manipulated for further evaluation.
