Tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening

Elodia B Cole; Etta D Pisano

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.09.014

Tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening

Clin Imaging. 2016 Mar-Apr;40(2):283-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.09.014. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Authors

Elodia B Cole¹, Etta D Pisano²

Affiliations

¹ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Radiology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Ansin 2, Boston, MA 02215.
² Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Radiology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Ansin 2, Boston, MA 02215. Electronic address: etpisano@gmail.com.

PMID: 26472036
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.09.014

Abstract

Breast tomosynthesis, a three-dimensional x-ray based breast imaging technology, has been available for clinical use in the United States since 2011. In this paper we review the literature on breast cancer screening with this new technology including where gaps in knowledge remain.

Keywords: 3D mammography; Breast imaging; Breast tomosynthesis; Screening.

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Mammography / methods*
United States