Emerging modalities in breast cancer imaging

Shadi Aminololama-Shakeri; Vijay P Khatri

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2014.07.005

Emerging modalities in breast cancer imaging

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2014 Oct;23(4):735-49. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.07.005. Epub 2014 Aug 15.

Authors

Shadi Aminololama-Shakeri¹, Vijay P Khatri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA.
² Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University California, Davis Health System, 4501 X Street, Suite 3010D, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: vijay.khatri@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.

PMID: 25246048
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.07.005

Abstract

Breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of death caused by cancer in women in the United States. Although each of the emerging imaging techniques discussed in this article has advantages compared with standard mammography, they are not perfect, and each has inherent limitations. To date, none have been studied by large randomized clinical trials to match the proven benefits of screening mammography; namely the reduction of mortality caused by breast cancer by nearly 30%.

Keywords: Breast; Cancer; Imaging; Modalities.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Mammography / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Ultrasonography, Mammary / methods*

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