Digital mammography: are there advantages in screening for breast cancer? Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Digital mammography separates the processes of image acquisition, processing, and display, which allows for the optimization of each process. The result addresses some of the limitations of screen film mammography. This work reviews the advantages of the decoupling of the processes and the clinical trials comparing digital mammography with film-screen mammography in the screening setting. Advanced applications of digital mammography, such as contrast-enhanced digital mammography and tomosynthesis, are also discussed.

publication date

  • April 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Mammography
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 40649107388

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.acra.2008.01.004

PubMed ID

  • 18342763

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 4