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With the increase of breast cancer worldwide, there is a growing concern about breast cancer screening. The reason of above is the penetration of mammography screening in Europe and the United States is working for decreasing of the death rate of breast cancer. And, the environment surrounding digital mammography is making advance. In Japan, too, including the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, various committees are considering operation of digital mammography. The evaluation how digital mammography can contribute to quality, efficiency and continuation in the mammography screening operation is important. I'd like to introduce Full Field Digital Mammography has superior image quality, productivity and quality control, additionally, has opportunity that existing analog mammography system doesn't have. So that means various clinical examination results, actual performance of mobile screening bus, considerations of running cost, expanded utilization of CAD, operation of remote diagnosis, spread of monitor diagnosis, potentiality of advanced application.
