The Tomosynthesis Broken Halo Sign: Diagnostic Utility for the Classification of Newly Diagnosed Breast Tumors.
Johannes DeegMichael SwobodaDaniel EgleVerena WieserAfschin SoleimanValentin LadenhaufMalik GalijaševićBirgit AmortSilke HaushammerMartin DaniauxLeonhard GruberPublished in: Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) (2023)
DBT-associated halo artifacts warrant thorough investigation in newly found breast lesions as they are associated with malignant tumors. The "broken halo sign"-the presence of small lines of variable diameter spanning the peritumoral areas of hypodensity-is a strong indicator of malignancy, especially in dense breasts, where architectural distortion may be obfuscated due to the surrounding tissue.