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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Optimization of the Radiation Dose of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Opportunistic Screening by Studying the Effect of Different Combinations of FFDM and DBT Views.

Meihong Sheng, Juan Ji, Chenying Zhang, Zirui Zhang, Shenchu Gong, Yihua Lu

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Meihong ShengDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Juan JiDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Chenying ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Zirui ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Shenchu GongDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Yihua LuDepartment of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Abstract

backgroundFull-field digital mammography (FFDM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) are used separately or in combination to identify small breast lesions. The dose of the examination depends on the density of the breast and the imaging (FFDM or DBT) performed. We have performed a retrospective review of FFDM and DBT in women with denser breasts in order to demonstrate how varying the combination of FFDM and DBT in CC and MLO views affects lesion detection and the average gland dose.

methodsEighty-one patients with dense breast received both full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and DBT bilateral screening. The recorded data included the display rates for small lesions or other positive lesions, the type of breast gland, the average gland dose (AGD), and the compression thickness of different collection methods. ANOVA was used to compare the AGD among different collection combinations, and

resultsWe found that AGDs were significantly different among the 6 collection methods (F = 119.06, p<0.01), but were not obviously different between groups with the same gland type (F = 0.848, p>0.05). The types of dense glands were correlated with compression thickness, and the thickness was moderately to strongly correlated with AGD (r=0.596-0.736). The combination of single-view DBT(CC-DBT) and FFDM showed significantly higher mass display rates than the two-view FFDM (p<0.05), while the display rates for other positive lesions were similar (p>0.05).

conclusionOur study showed that in opportunistic screening of patients with small breast masses that can be easily detected by ultrasound, MLO-FFDM+CC-DBT or CC-FFDM+MLO-DBT combinations can better balance the individual average gland dose and detection accuracy. The study result cannot be applied to the detection of non-mass lesions as the numbers are too small.

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average gland dosebreastbreast tomographydigital mammographyscreening

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