Economic evaluation of supplemental breast cancer screening modalities to mammography or digital breast tomosynthesis in women with heterogeneously and extremely dense breasts and average or intermediate breast cancer risk in US healthcare.
Michael BlankenburgIrene Sánchez-ColladoBusayo Oladimeji SoyemiÖrjan ÅkerborgAmrit CaleyachettyJames HarrisElizabeth A MorrisGillian NewsteadFranziska LobigPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2023)
While ultrasound had the lowest ICER, MRI and CEM demonstrated the best clinical outcomes, compared to XM or DBT alone for women with dense breasts and intermediate and high risk. Existing MRI scanner capacity has the potential to meet most of the supplemental screening needs of this population.