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PMC Introduces New Medical Device

PMC Introduces New Medical Device - Friday, October 26, 2007 at 7:37PM EST

Friday, Oct 26, 2007 @07:37pm EST

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY - A new medical device is easing women's nerves about a common exam

The Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg has introduced a new digital mammogram machine.

It promises less pressure and more comfort for patients.

Medical professionals also say the machine conducts the exams much faster than before.

"We can actually do mammograms in about five minutes when before it took us maybe twenty," technician Lydia Kuehnart said.

Doctors say the images on the new digital machines are much clearer than the old film images, allowing them to make more accurate detections.