Findings in breast tomosynthesis screening – What do they look like?

Abstract

The mammographic features of breast cancer provide important prognostic information [1]. It is known that spiculated masses indicate invasiveness, but also a better prognosis compared to other tumour appearances, such as a circumscribed or indistinct mass [2,3]. The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in breast cancer screening has been suggested as an alternative, or adjunct modality, to digital mammography (DM) due to its higher sensitivity [4–7]. The higher sensitivity does not convincingly translate to a reduction in the interval cancer rate and results from ongoing randomized controlled trials are anticipated [8,9].