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ArticleBreast cancer : basic and clinical research2026

Bioimpedance Spectroscopy as a Triage-Support Tool for Breast Cancer Prioritization in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: A Commentary on Published Evidence From a Bioimpedance-Based Device.

Maria Andrea Negret, David Grajales, Valentina González, Sergio Lopez

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Article in Breast cancer : basic and clinical research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Maria Andrea NegretInternal Medicine Physician, Pontifical Xavierian University, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-5176
David GrajalesBiomedical Engineering and PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnic Montreal Louise-Lalonde-Lamarre Library, Montreal, Canada.
Valentina GonzálezBiomedical Engineering, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia.
Sergio LopezBiomedical Engineer and MSc in Biomedical Engineering, CES University (Corporación en estudios de la salud), Medellín, Colombia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This Letter to the Editor discusses recently published evidence about a portable device that measures electrical properties in breast tissue. The device is not intended to diagnose breast cancer or replace mammography. Instead, it may help identify which women should be referred sooner for additional breast imaging when access to diagnostic services is limited.

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PMID42256335
PMCPMC13241608

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