Monday, 8 October 2007

Full-Field Digital Versus Screen-Film Mammography: Comparative Accuracy in Concurrent Screening Cohorts

Marco Rosselli Del Turco, Paola Mantellini, Stefano Ciatto, Rita Bonardi, Francesca Martinelli, Barbara Lazzari, Nehmat Houssami
AJR 2007; 189:860-866

http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/189/4/860


Digital mammography may be more effective than screen-film mammography in contemporary screening practice in mobile units. The data indicate that digital mammography depicts more tumors than does screen-film mammography, especially lesions seen as microcalcifications. The potential association with improved outcome warrants further study

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