Pacemaker in patients undergoing mammography: A limitation for breast cancer diagnosis?

Noam NissanEfi Efraim Moss MassasaEthan BauerArsalan Abu-MuchDavid SamoochaYael YagilRenata FaermannOsnat Halshtok-NeimanAnat ShalmonMichael GotliebMiri Sklair-Levy

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2023)

Although rare, the coexistence of a pacemaker in patients undergoing mammography is associated with reduced image quality due to suboptimal breast visualization and reduced compression, and as a result, this may eventually lead to decreased diagnostic efficacy.

Keyphrases

image quality
patients undergoing
computed tomography
vena cava
dual energy
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
electron microscopy
inferior vena cava