Comparison of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) and Digital Mammography (DM) for Detection of Breast Cancer in Women in Kuwait

Objective: To investigate the sensitivity and specificity of dig ¬ital mammography (DM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for the detection of breast cancer in comparison to histopathology findings. Subjects and Methods: We included 65 breast lesions in 58 women, each detected by two diagnostic mammography techniques: DM and DBT using Senographe Essential m achine (GE Healthcare, Buc, France), and subsequently confirmed by histopathology. The Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) was used for charac¬terizing the lesions. Results: The average age of women was 48.3 years (range; 26-81 years). There were 34 malignant and 31 benign breast les ions. The sensitivity for DM and DBT, was 73.5% and 100%, respectively, while the specificity was 67.7% and 94%, respectively. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis showed an overall diagnostic advantage of DBT over DM, with significant a difference between DBT and DM (p
Source: Medical Principles and Practice - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research