Tomosynthesis, or 3-dimensional (3-D) mammography, significantly reduced the number of patients being recalled for additional testing after receiving a mammogram, a Yale Cancer Center study found. The Yale researchers studied more than 13,000 patients who were screened. Of these, 6,100 received tomosynthesis plus mammography, and 7,058 underwent conventional digital mammography alone. The recall rate was 8.4% for patients in the tomosynthesis group, and 12% for the mammography-alone group. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Haas BM, et al. Comparison of Tomosynthesis Plus Digital Mammography and Digital Mammography Alone for Breast Cancer Screening. Radiology. 2013 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23901124
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