Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) offers many advantages over film/screen mammography. The ACRIN-DMIST study has shown that averaged over the entire population of the study, FFDM proved to be at least equivalent to screen/film mammography. However, the ACRIN-DMIST results also show that FFDM provides statistically significant diagnostic advantages over screen/film mammography for certain populations, such as women under age 50 (no matter what level of breast tissue density), women of any age with very dense or extremely dense breasts, and pre- or peri-menopausal women.
Our digital mammography solution is designed to handle your workflow – from patient registration and image acquisition to reading and reporting through final data storage – and the benefits are undeniable.
Early detection of breast cancer throughout the region. How mobile digital mammography increases screening quality: a field report on over 7000 examinations in Central Germany
Computer Aided Detection (CAD) assists users by drawing attention to regions of interest that may require further review. Thus, it serves as a ‘second reader’ in the process of image interpretation.
This low-dose 3D mammography with >25 projections is highly sensitive and specific by eliminating tissue overlap. Tomosynthesis enables good visibility of structures by high contrast resolution.
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Digital Mammography – High Image Quality at Reduced Dose with Tungsten Tube
Case Study Courtesy of Thomas Diebold, MD
University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany