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Breast Tomosynthesis or Digital Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening?

Svahn, Tony LU (2011) 9th International Conference on Medical Physics p.53-56
Abstract
Screening mammography plays a key role in the early detection of breast cancer, however, estimates of sensitivities (48-88%) and specificities (82-98%) suggest that the diagnostic accuracy can be improved (1, 2, 3). Breast tomosynthesis (BT) is a 3D technique that is expected to improve breast cancer detection compared to screen-film and digital mammography DM). This work presents two clinical observer performance studies performed at Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden, that investigates the diagnostic accuracy of BT compared to DM.
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subject
keywords
Screening mammography, breast tomosynthesis, screen-film mammography, digital mammography, diagnostic accuracy
host publication
Medical Physics in the Baltic States
pages
53 - 56
publisher
Kaunas University Of Technology Press
conference name
9th International Conference on Medical Physics
conference dates
2011-10-13 - 2011-10-15
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  • wos:000310254200012
ISSN
1822-5721
language
English
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yes
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d6f0c907-c206-4aff-a9c3-a6263f4a18fd (old id 3470389)
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2016-04-01 13:41:30
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  abstract     = {{Screening mammography plays a key role in the early detection of breast cancer, however, estimates of sensitivities (48-88%) and specificities (82-98%) suggest that the diagnostic accuracy can be improved (1, 2, 3). Breast tomosynthesis (BT) is a 3D technique that is expected to improve breast cancer detection compared to screen-film and digital mammography DM). This work presents two clinical observer performance studies performed at Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden, that investigates the diagnostic accuracy of BT compared to DM.}},
  author       = {{Svahn, Tony}},
  booktitle    = {{Medical Physics in the Baltic States}},
  issn         = {{1822-5721}},
  keywords     = {{Screening mammography; breast tomosynthesis; screen-film mammography; digital mammography; diagnostic accuracy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{53--56}},
  publisher    = {{Kaunas University Of Technology Press}},
  title        = {{Breast Tomosynthesis or Digital Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening?}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}