Initial Experience with Combination Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Plus Full Field Digital Mammography or Full Field Digital Mammography Alone in the Screening Environment

Full Field Digital Mammography with Breast Cushions in Screening Subjects

To explore the impact of radiolucent breast cushions on breast pain and image quality of full field digital mammography (FFDM) in screening subjects. The American College of Radiology (ACR) phantom and fifty-four women were enrolled in this study. Use of cushions reduced pain (p < 0.001). The imaging quality with cushions was inferior to those without cushions in phantom studies (p ≦ 0.01), on ...

Comparison of digital mammography alone and digital mammography plus tomosynthesis in a population-based screening program.

PURPOSE To assess cancer detection rates, false-positive rates before arbitration, positive predictive values for women recalled after arbitration, and the type of cancers detected with use of digital mammography alone and combined with tomosynthesis in a large prospective screening trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, reader- and modality-balanced screening study of participants under...

A comparison of the accuracy of film-screen mammography, full-field digital mammography, and digital breast tomosynthesis.

AIM To measure the change in diagnostic accuracy of conventional film-screen mammography and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with the addition of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in women recalled for assessment following routine screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ethics approval for the study was granted. Women recalled for assessment following routine screening with screen-film mammog...

Addition of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis to Full-Field Digital Mammography in the Diagnostic Setting: Additional Value and Cancer Detectability

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the value of adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in the diagnostic workup of breast cancer and to determine which lesion variables affect cancer detectability in the combined modality. METHODS Between March and May 2012, paired FFDM and DBT images were obtained from 203 women as part of a diagnostic...

Realizing the Benefits of Full-Field Digital Mammography