The effect of mammographic screening modalities on the assessment of breast density

By Dr A. Gastounioti

This article summarizes the results of a recent study which investigated the variation in BIRADS breast density as determined visually by radiologists using different screening mammographic modalities. These modalities were digital mammography (DM); digital breast tomosynthesis
(DBT) and DM; DBT and synthetic 2D mammograms (SM).

 

Breast Imaging Mammo screening dense Gastounioti JuneJuly 2019