Tomosyn

Question 0

Limiti della mammografia

Answer 0

• Annual mammography has shown the ability to reduce the mortality rate from breast cancer in a population by 15% to 50%.1-3
• As many as 20% of breast cancers will be missed by mammography.
• Approximately 10% of women are recalled for additional workup and a significant portion prove to have no abnormality, resulting in unnecessary anxiety and cost.

Question 1

Caratteristiche principali della tomosintesi

Answer 1

It is a recent development of digital mammography
A method of imaging the breast in three dimensions (3D)
By means of image slices 1 mm thick
Without anatomical noise due to superimposition of normal structures

Question 2

Perché è importante avere 3 dimensioni?

Answer 2

• Tissue superimposition hides pathologies in 2D

* Tissue superimposition mimics pathologies in 2D