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The report by Pisano et al.¹ of the results of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) in this issue of the Journal adds important information that physicians will use to assess the value of a new technique in mammographic screening: digital-image acquisition and storage. Moreover, the report by Berry et al.,² also in this issue of the Journal, adds evidence to the already abundant data that support the role of mammographic screening in reducing breast-cancer mortality. The latter report reminds us that the technical aspects of mammography influence the quality of breast-cancer screening.

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From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

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