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

CONCLUSIONS: Where available, DBT merits first-line use in the under 60 age group in symptomatic breast clinics, particularly in women known to have very dense breasts.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: 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.
PMID: 33411577 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Radiology - January 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Whelehan P, Ali K, Vinnicombe S, Ball G, Cox J, Farry P, Jenkin M, Lowry K, McIntosh SA, Nutt R, Oeppen R, Reilly M, Stahnke M, Steel J, Sim YT, Warwick V, Wilkinson L, Zafeiris D, Evans AJ Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research