The utility of breast cone-beam computed tomography, ultrasound, and digital mammography for detecting malignant breast tumors: A prospective study with 212 patients
He N, Wu YP, Kong Y, Lv N, Huang ZM, Li S, Wang Y, Geng ZJ, Wu PH, Wei WD. The utility of breast cone-beam computed tomography, ultrasound, and digital mammography for detecting malignant breast tumors: A prospective study with 212 patients. Eur J Radiol. 2016 Feb;85(2):392-403. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.11.029. Epub 2015 Nov 25. PMID: 26781145.
Abstract
Purpose: Breast cone-beam computed tomography (BCBCT) is a flat-panel detector (FPD)-based X-ray imaging system that provides high-quality images of the breast. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability to detect breast abnormalities using non-contrast BCBCT and contrast-enhanced BCBCT (BCBCT and CE-BCBCT) compared to ultrasound (US) and digital mammography (MG).