3 D breast imaging could revolutionize cancer screening

Researchers at Washington Radiology Associations have conducted a study on more than 59,000 patients exposed to 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus traditional 2D digital mammography. According to study results, there was "an increase in the detection rate for cancer overall of 28.6% and a 43.8% increase in detecting invasive cancers" when screening patients with 3D DBT compared to 2D DM. According to corresponding author Julianne Greenberg, these findings give support to the use of tomosynthesis as a viable method for population-based breast cancer screening. To read more about this study and other articles in the July 2014 issue of Artemis, the monthly newsletter produced by the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, click here