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A Review of Supplemental Screening Ultrasound for Breast Cancer: Certain Populations of Women with Dense Breast Tissue May Benefit.
Academic Radiology 2016 December
Breast density has been shown to be a strong, independent risk factor for breast cancer. Unfortunately, mammography is less accurate on dense breast tissue compared to fattier breast tissue. Multiple studies suggest a solution to this by demonstrating the ability of supplemental screening ultrasound to detect additional malignant lesions in women with dense breast tissue but negative mammography. In particular, supplemental screening ultrasound may be beneficial to women with dense breast tissue and intermediate or average risk for breast cancer, women in specific ethnic populations with greater prevalence of dense breast tissue, and women living in resource-poor healthcare environments. Although magnetic resonance imaging is currently recommended for women with high risk for breast cancer, not all women can access or tolerate a magnetic resonance imaging examination. Notably, ultrasound does not require intravenous gadolinium and may be an alternative for women with socioeconomic or medical restrictions, which limit their access to magnetic resonance imaging. Limitations of supplemental screening ultrasound include a substantial rate of false-positives, increased cost, and limited resource availability, particularly in regard to the time required for image interpretation. Additional clinical experience with this application of ultrasound, improved patient selection criteria, and new technology, such as the promising results seen with automated whole breast ultrasound, may address these limitations. In light of recent legislation in some states that has called for discussing supplemental imaging with patients who have dense breast tissue, the optimal role for supplemental screening ultrasound merits further exploration.
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