Breast tomosynthesis: present considerations and future applications

Mammography is an effective imaging tool for detecting breast cancer at an early stage and is the only screening modality proved to reduce mortality from breast cancer. However, the overlap of tissues depicted on mammograms may create significant obstacles to the detection and diagnosis of abnormali...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiographics Jg. 27 Suppl 1; S. S231
Hauptverfasser: Park, Jeong Mi, Franken, Jr, Edmund A, Garg, Megha, Fajardo, Laurie L, Niklason, Loren T
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.10.2007
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Adult
Aged
Breast Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiographic Image Enhancement - instrumentation
ISSN:1527-1323, 1527-1323
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Zusammenfassung:Mammography is an effective imaging tool for detecting breast cancer at an early stage and is the only screening modality proved to reduce mortality from breast cancer. However, the overlap of tissues depicted on mammograms may create significant obstacles to the detection and diagnosis of abnormalities. Diagnostic testing initiated because of a questionable result at screening mammography frequently causes patients unnecessary anxiety and incurs increased medical costs. Breast tomosynthesis, a new tool that is based on the acquisition of three-dimensional digital image data, could help solve the problem of interpreting mammographic features produced by tissue overlap. Although the technology has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, breast tomosynthesis has the potential to help reduce recall rates, improve the selection of patients for biopsy, and increase cancer detection rates, especially in patients with dense breasts. Supplemental material available at radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/S231/DC1.
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ISSN:1527-1323
1527-1323
DOI:10.1148/rg.27si075511