Emerging options compete with mammography

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Emerging options compete with mammography By Shalmali Pal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is a safe bet that conventional mammography will give way to 3D imaging and other advanced technologies in the not-too-distant future. The gamble lies in picking which technology will emerge the clear winner as the primary screening tool for breast cancer: digital breast tomosynthesis or dedicated breast CT. Digital breast tomosynthesis is based on modifications to full-field digital mammography systems. Scan­ning of the compressed breast is done in an arc to capture multiple images. After acquisition, the data are reconstructed into parallel slices.

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