Digital breast tomosynthesis versus full-field digital mammography—Which modality provides more accurate prediction of margin status in specimen radiography?

2017 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 258-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba A. Amer ◽  
Florian Schmitzberger ◽  
Barbara Ingold-Heppner ◽  
Julia Kussmaul ◽  
Manal F. El Tohamy ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 117822341770338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Byun ◽  
Jee Eun Lee ◽  
Eun Suk Cha ◽  
Jin Chung ◽  
Jeoung Hyun Kim

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the visibility of microcalcifications of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) using breast specimens. Materials And Methods: Thirty-one specimens’ DBT and FFDM were retrospectively reviewed by four readers. Results: The image quality of microcalcifications of DBT was rated as superior or equivalent in 71.0% by reader 1, 67.8% by reader 2, 64.5% by reader 3, and 80.6% by reader 4. The Fleiss kappa statistic for agreement among readers was 0.31. Conclusions: We suggest that image quality of DBT appears to be comparable with or better than FFDM in terms of revealing microcalcifications.


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