Abstract
Automated breast ultrasound is likely to be a key player in the future of imaging for women with dense breast tissue. There has previously been a gap in the ability of technology to screen dense breast tissue. Dense tissue can not only obscure cancer when imaged with x-ray mammography, but is also a risk factor, increasing the risk of breast cancer four- to six-fold for women with fibroglandular tissue greater than 60%. Ultrasound has been proven to find cancers that are not visible with mammography. Automated breast ultrasound standardizes the use of ultrasound, producing a more comprehensive and consistent image, which physicians can review quickly and easily. There is a promising future for the use of automated ultrasound for screening women with dense breast tissue. Automated breast ultrasound is proving to be a useful adjunct to mammography, which helps to catch cancer at an earlier and more treatable stage.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-145 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Imaging in Medicine |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 3D sonography
- ABUS™
- automated breast ultrasound
- breast cancer screening
- breast density
- breast imaging
- cancer detection
- ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging