Role of tomosynthesis and ultrasound in the assessment of asymmetric breast densities: a comparative prospective study

Abstract Background Tomosynthesis is a recent advancement of full-field digital mammography involves transforming two-dimensional (2D) breast images into three dimensions (3D) images. It reduces the adverse effect tissue superimposition on conventional 2D- mammography, therefore having high potential enhancing identification and assessment asymmetric densities. The aim study was to assess compare diagnostic performance ultrasound 3D tomosynthesis in Results In current study, 80 patients with mammographically and/or tomosynthesized asymmetries were included. patients' ages ranged from 30 70 years old, mean age 47.2 ± 9.2 SD. Breast outperformed terms performance. had sensitivity 86.4%, specificity 93.1%, positive predictive value 82.6%, negative 94.7%, accuracy 91.3% compared ultrasounds' 100.00%, 84.6%, 95%. Conclusions Incorporating ultrasonography densities shown be more precise characterisation lesions underlying density.