Digital breast tomosynthesis better than full-field digital mammography for breast cancer detection, study suggests

Written by Ilana Landau, Editor

Ahead-of-print research describes how, compared with full-field digital mammography screening, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may yield significantly greater breast cancer detection rates, regardless of tumor size, cancer grade or type. Breast screening is a critical tool used in breast cancer detection, diagnosis and management; full-field mammography is the most routinely employed screening technique. Now, however, a team of researchers led by Pragya Dang from Brigham and Women's Hospital (MA, USA) have conducted a large, retrospective study and observed that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening offers improved cancer detection compared with conventional full-field digital mammography. In the study, researchers reviewed consecutive...

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