Screening for Breast Cancer with Contrast-enhanced Mammography as an Alternative to MRI: SCEMAM Trial Results
Wendie A. Berg, Adrienne Vargo, Amy Lu, Jeremy M Berg, Andriy I. Bandos, Jamie Y. Hartman, Margarita L. Zuley, Marie A. Ganott, Amy E. Kelly, Bronwyn Nair, Denise M. Chough, Ruthane F. Reginella, Luisa P. Wallace, Kimberly Harnist, Beatrice Carlin, Cathy S. Cohen, Christiane M. Hakim, Jules H. Sumkin
Abstract
Among women eligible for supplemental MRI screening according to state insurance law, adding contrast-enhanced mammography to digital breast tomosynthesis significantly increased early breast cancer detection alongside a 13% increase in the false-positive rate.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMammographyBreast cancerBreast cancer screeningTomosynthesisRadiologyBreast MRIContrast (vision)Digital Breast TomosynthesisDigital mammographyMedical physicsCancerInternal medicineArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceDigital Radiography and Breast ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMRI in cancer diagnosis