<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Breast cancer, which is the most common cancer in women, is a major problem both in Poland and worldwide. Mammography remains the primary screening method. However, the sensitivity of mammographic screening is lower in women with dense glandular breasts due to tissue overlap and the effect of the glandular tissue obscuring the tumor and the fact that tumors and glandular tissue show similar X-ray absorption. Consequently, other methods are being sought to increase breast cancer detection rates. Currently, the most common and used methods are ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and advanced mammographic methods (digital breast tomosynthesis and contrast-enhanced spectral mammography). Despite many advantages and superiority over mammography in dense breasts, they also have many disadvantages. Ultrasound is operator-dependent and the other techniques are expensive or not widely available. The Automated Breast Ultrasound Service (ABUS) technique appears to be a good option in terms of both effectiveness and lower cost.</p></abstract>

Breast cancer, which is the most common cancer in women, is a major problem both in Poland and worldwide. Mammography remains the primary screening method. However, the sensitivity of mammographic screening is lower in women with dense glandular breasts due to tissue overlap and the effect of the glandular tissue obscuring the tumor and the fact that tumors and glandular tissue show similar X-ray absorption. Consequently, other methods are being sought to increase breast cancer detection rates. Currently, the most common and used methods are ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and advanced mammographic methods (digital breast tomosynthesis and contrast-enhanced spectral mammography). Despite many advantages and superiority over mammography in dense breasts, they also have many disadvantages. Ultrasound is operator-dependent and the other techniques are expensive or not widely available. The Automated Breast Ultrasound Service (ABUS) technique appears to be a good option in terms of both effectiveness and lower cost.

The role of ABUS in the diagnosis of breast cancer

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Breast cancer, which is the most common cancer in women, is a major problem both in Poland and worldwide. Mammography remains the primary screening method....

The role of ABUS in the diagnosis of breast cancer

Article Category: Pictorial essay

Publicado en línea: 27 abr 2022

Páginas: 76 - 85

Recibido: 17 nov 2021

Aceptado: 03 ene 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0014

Palabras clave
breast cancer, mammography, MRI, ABUS, CEM

© 2022 Elżbieta Łuczyńska, Marta Pawlak, Tadeusz Popiela, Wojciech Rudnicki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The role of ABUS in the diagnosis of breast cancer

Article Category: Pictorial essay

Publicado en línea: 27 abr 2022

Páginas: 76 - 85

Recibido: 17 nov 2021

Aceptado: 03 ene 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0014

Palabras clavebreast cancer, mammography, MRI, ABUS, CEM

© 2022 Elżbieta Łuczyńska, Marta Pawlak, Tadeusz Popiela, Wojciech Rudnicki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
breast cancer, mammography, MRI, ABUS, CEM