New ultrasound technology developed in Detroit can potentially detect breast cancers masked by dense breast tissue more accurately than conventional ultrasound, and without the discomfort of a traditional mammogram. Instead of compressing the breast between two plates and manipulating it to various viewing angles, the SoftVue technology has the patient lie on a table with the breast submerged in a reservoir of warm water. It takes less than two minutes to scan the whole breast, including the chest wall, without touching the patient.
