Digital breast tomosynthesis: sensitivity for cancer in younger symptomatic women.

Patsy WhelehanKulsam AliSarah VinnicombeGraham BallJulie CoxPaul FarryMaggie JenkinKeith LowryStuart A McIntoshRachel NuttRachel OeppenMichael ReillyMichaela StahnkeJim SteelYee Ting SimViolet WarwickLouise WilkinsonDimitrios ZafeirisAndrew J Evans

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2021)

This study is one of very few to address the accuracy of DBT in symptomatic rather than screening patients. It quantifies the diagnostic gains of DBT in direct comparison with standard digital mammography, supporting informed decisions on appropriate use of DBT in this population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
papillary thyroid
polycystic ovary syndrome
magnetic resonance imaging
adipose tissue
image quality
computed tomography
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
young adults
patient reported