scholarly journals Clinical Application of Automated Breast Ultrasound

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Sung Hun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Breast Ultrasound ◽  
National Health Insurance System ◽  
Image Characteristics ◽  
Display Mode ◽  
Korean National Health Insurance ◽  
Malignant Lesions

Automatic breast ultrasound (ABUS) has been developed to compensate for the shortcomings of hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) and is mainly used for breast cancer screening purposes in women with dense breasts. Since 2021, ABUS has been covered by the Korean National Health Insurance System. It is important to scan the entire breast on ABUS and to identify the poor-quality images requiring re-scanning. In addition, a general understanding of the unique ABUS display mode, distinguishing benign from malignant lesions, the diagnostic performance of breast cancer screening, and the application of computer-aided detection/diagnosis systems is necessary to use ABUS efficiently. This review explores the acquisition method, image quality, and image characteristics of ABUS to improve general understanding of this procedure and its advantages over HHUS, so that ABUS can be applied efficiently in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Factors influencing breast cancer screening practices among women of reproductive age in South Kayonza District, Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-257
Author(s):  
Pierre Céléstin Igiraneza ◽  
Lilian A. Omondi ◽  
Bellancille Nikuze ◽  
Marie Goretti Uwayezu ◽  
Margaret Fitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Screening ◽  
Breast Ultrasound ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Factors Influencing

Introduction: Breast cancer in Rwanda is a major concern for women’s health, as most breast cancer diagnoses are made at an advanced stage. Yet, diagnosis can be done early with breast cancer screening practices. Aim: To assess factors influencing breast cancer screening practices among women of reproductive age in South Kayonza District of Rwanda. Methodology: A quantitative survey was conducted with 246 women between 16 and 49 years of age from four health centres in South Kayonza District. A structured, pretested, and self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the influence of knowledge, health facilities, and socioeconomic and cultural factors on breast screening practices among women in South Kayonza. Result: Among all respondents, 55.5% had moderate knowledge about breast cancer risk factors and 60.2% also had moderate knowledge on the influence of breast cancer screening. While 28% were knowledgeable about Breast Self-Examination (BSE), 16.4% were knowledgeable about Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) and breast ultrasound. Responses about the practice of breast screening in the last two years showed 72% of respondents had never practiced BSE and 81.3% had not used CBE or breast ultrasound scan. The main source of information about breast cancer screening was the radio, used by 30.4% of respondents. Significant relationships were found between age and marital status with breast cancer screening practices. Conclusion: This study revealed low levels of knowledge about breast cancer, breast cancer screening, and practice regarding breast cancer screening. There is a need to promote awareness of breast cancer and create a program, which can influence breast cancer screening knowledge and practice to ultimately improve health among women in south Kayonza.

Automated Breast Ultrasound in Breast Cancer Screening of Women With Dense Breasts: Reader Study of Mammography-Negative and Mammography-Positive Cancers

2016 ◽  
Vol 206 (6) ◽  
pp. 1341-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryellen L. Giger ◽  
Marc F. Inciardi ◽  
Alexandra Edwards ◽  
John Papaioannou ◽  
Karen Drukker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Ultrasound ◽  
Dense Breasts ◽  
Automated Breast Ultrasound

scholarly journals Preliminary study of the technical limitations of automated breast ultrasound: from procedure to diagnosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Julia Gregório Calas ◽  
Fernanda Philadelpho Arantes Pereira ◽  
Leticia Pereira Gonçalves ◽  
Flávia Paiva Proença Lobo Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Ultrasound ◽  
Routine Clinical Practice ◽  
National Context ◽  
Conventional Ultrasound ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Automated Breast Ultrasound

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the main technical limitations of automated breast ultrasound and to determine the proportion of examinations excluded. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 440 automated breast ultrasound examinations performed, over a 12-month period, by technicians using an established protocol. Results: In five cases (1.1%), the examination was deemed unacceptable for diagnostic purposes, those examinations therefore being excluded. Conclusion: Automated breast ultrasound is expected to overcome some of the major limitations of conventional ultrasound in breast cancer screening. In Brazil, this new method can be accepted for inclusion in routine clinical practice only after its advantages have been validated in the national context.

Analysis of breast cancer screening results in urban areas of Henan Province.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10543-10543
Author(s):  
Guo Lan-Wei
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Detection Rate ◽  
Breast Ultrasound ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

10543 Background: Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in China. Reasonable and effective screening is an important means to reduce the mortality of breast cancer. This study was to evaluate the compliance and efficacy of breast cancer screening in urban areas of Henan province from 2013 to 2019. Methods: A cluster sampling method was used to select the residents of 40-74 years old in Henan province to investigate the risk factors and breast cancer risk assessment. For subjects with high risk of breast cancer, those aged 40-44 conduct breast ultrasound examination; those aged over 45 conduct breast ultrasound combined with mammography examination. BI-RADs classification was used as the evaluation standard in both examinations. BI-RADS 3 class was defined as suspicious and BI-RADS≥4 class was defined as positive. Chi-square test was used to analyze the compliance rate and breast cancer detection rate among different groups. Results: A total of 29 111 residents at high risk for breast cancer were recruited in this study. They were 55.03 ± 7.91 years old, of which 13 760 took the following breast ultrasound or mammography examination, yielding a participation rate of 47.27% (13 760/29 111). The detection rates of suspected positive patients, positive patients and breast cancer patients were 23.40% (3 220/13 760), 2.55% (351/13 760) and 0.30% (41/13 760), respectively. Among the screening population, the highest detection rate of suspected positive patients was found in the 45-49 age group [27.79% (935/3 365)], the highest detection rate of positive patients was found in the 50-54 age group [2.98% (97/3 257)], and the highest detection rate of breast cancer was found in the 65-69 age group [0.49% (5/1 012)]. The detection rate of breast cancer positive patients by breast ultrasound combined with mammography examination was 2.95% (316/10 728), which was significantly higher than that of breast ultrasound alone [1.99% (213/10 728)] or mammography examination alone [1.25% (134/10 728)]. Conclusions: Breast ultrasound combined with mammography examination as a means of screening for breast cancer can significantly increase the detection rate of breast cancer positive patients. The next step should be to improve the compliance of the population, as well as the organization's implementation and service capabilities of the screening provider, to improve screening effectiveness.

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