Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Mammography in Older Women.

Akhil UpnejaJessica B LongJenerius A AminawungKelly A KyankoNatalia KunstXiao XuSusan H BuschCary P GrossIlana B Richman

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)

Breast cancer screening with DBT was not associated with lower rates of subsequent imaging among older women. Most additional cancers detected with DBT were early stage. Whether detecting these additional early-stage cancers among older women improves health outcomes remains uncertain.

Keyphrases

early stage
sentinel lymph node
high resolution
image quality
childhood cancer
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
radiation therapy
mass spectrometry