Search Tag: dbt
Improving Breast Cancer Detection with ProFound AI for 2D Mammography
2020 15 Jul
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in 2018 breast cancer accounted for 26.4 percent of all new cancer cases in European women. [i] Europe’s radiologist shortage, particularly in Scotland and the United Kingdom, where the shortage is dire, makes it hard to maintain medical standards. [ii] Without a sufficient number... Read more
Tomosynthesis Consistently Outperforms Digital Mammography
2020 12 Mar
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has outperformed digital mammography (DM) over a five-year period, according to a new study published in Radiology . The review, which was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , identified that DBT screening was responsible for detecting a higher proportion of poor prognosis cancers... Read more
Study compares DBT with DM for breast cancer screening
2019 13 Mar
Breast cancer screening remains controversial, despite strong evidence of its benefits, including a recent study showing a 47% reduction in risk of death among Swedish women who participated in screening compared with those who did not. In addition, U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) data demonstrate that breast cancer mortality has fallen 43% since... Read more
Architectural distortion on DBT less likely to represent malignancy
2017 01 Nov
Architectural distortion, which refers to distortion of the breast parenchyma with no definite mass visible, can have a malignant or benign cause. A new study compares the risk of malignancy associated with architectural distortion detected on 2D digital mammography (DM) versus digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). The findings show that architectural... Read more
Fewer ‘Call Backs’, Improved Breast Cancer Detection With DBT
2016 25 Feb
Penn Medicine study offers insight into long-term performance of 3-D mammography screening Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the benefits of initial Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) screening, also known as 3D mammography, can be sustained and even improved over years with consecutive DBT screening. The... Read more