Jeremiah W Sanders, William Pavlicek, Wolfgang Stefan, James Hanson, Richard E Sharpe, Bhavika K Patel
{"title":"Digital Mammography, Tomosynthesis, and Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: Intraindividual Comparison of Mean Glandular Dose for Screening Examinations.","authors":"Jeremiah W Sanders, William Pavlicek, Wolfgang Stefan, James Hanson, Richard E Sharpe, Bhavika K Patel","doi":"10.2214/AJR.24.32150","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.24.32150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>BACKGROUND.</b> Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) is growing in clinical use due to its increased sensitivity and specificity compared with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and/or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), particularly in patients with dense breasts. <b>OBJECTIVE.</b> The purpose of this study was to perform an intraindividual comparison of mean glandular dose (MGD) with FFDM, DBT, a combination protocol using both FFDM and DBT (hereafter, combined FFDM-DBT), and CEM in patients undergoing breast cancer screening. <b>METHODS.</b> This retrospective study included 389 women (median age, 57.4 years) with an elevated risk of breast cancer who, as part of participation in an earlier prospective clinical trial, underwent breast cancer screening with combined FFDM-DBT and CEM between February 2019 and April 2021. A total of 764 breasts (383 left, 381 right) were evaluated. One craniocaudal (CC) view and one mediolateral oblique (MLO) view were evaluated per breast for each of FFDM, DBT, and CEM. MGD values were extracted from DICOM metadata. BI-RADS breast density categories were extracted from clinical radiology reports. Data were summarized descriptively, including determination of corresponding effective doses. <b>RESULTS.</b> The breast density category was A in zero patients, B in 44 patients (88 breasts), C in 306 patients (599 breasts), and D in 39 patients (77 breasts). The median MGD per breast (CC and MLO views combined) was 4.07 mGy for FFDM alone, 4.97 mGy for DBT alone, 9.38 mGy for combined FFDM-DBT, 3.96 mGy for low-energy CEM, 1.90 mGy for high-energy CEM, and 5.87 for CEM overall. Corresponding effective dose values were 0.49, 0.60, 1.13, 0.48, 0.23, and 0.70 mSv, respectively. The median MGD for density categories B, C, and D, respectively, was 4.01, 4.22, and 2.70 mGy for FFDM; 5.93, 4.93, and 3.17 mGy for DBT; and 5.90, 6.02, and 4.52 mGy for CEM. <b>CONCLUSION.</b> In this intraindividual comparative study of screening examinations, the MGD per breast was higher for CEM than for FFDM or DBT alone. However, these differences were small, and MGD was lower for CEM than for combined FFDM-DBT. <b>CLINICAL IMPACT.</b> These findings are relevant to ongoing considerations of the role of CEM in breast cancer screening pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2432150"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cinematic Rendering of Seat Belt Triad on CT After Motor Vehicle Collision.","authors":"Fan Yang, Xian-Zheng Tan","doi":"10.2214/AJR.24.32159","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.24.32159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2432159"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Comment: How Machine Learning Detects Missed Cervical Spine Fractures and Can Be Used to Reduce Blind Spots in Radiologists' Search Patterns.","authors":"Tim S Fischer","doi":"10.2214/AJR.25.32656","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.25.32656","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2532656"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wellness and the Family Medical Leave Act: <i>AJR</i> Podcast Series on Wellness, Episode 11.","authors":"Sherry S Wang, Elizabeth H Dibble","doi":"10.2214/AJR.25.32741","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.25.32741","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2532741"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation: <i>AJR</i> Podcast Series on Training and Education, Episode 9.","authors":"Monica Cheng, Marc D Succi","doi":"10.2214/AJR.25.32784","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.25.32784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2532784"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charissa Kim, Clarissa Lee, Ivan Queiros, Nathaniel Mercado, James E Fanning, Jeffrey Weinstein, Dhruv Singhal, Leo L Tsai
{"title":"Noncontrast Ultra-High-Frequency Ultrasound for Preoperative Lymphovenous Mapping in Patients Undergoing Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis Surgery for Extremity Lymphedema.","authors":"Charissa Kim, Clarissa Lee, Ivan Queiros, Nathaniel Mercado, James E Fanning, Jeffrey Weinstein, Dhruv Singhal, Leo L Tsai","doi":"10.2214/AJR.24.32001","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.24.32001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2432001"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Need to Embrace and Integrate Computational Technologies Within Radiology Research and Education: Perspective of a Medical Student With a Computational Biology Background.","authors":"Tianpei Yang","doi":"10.2214/AJR.24.32254","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.24.32254","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2432254"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Comment: Key Elements of Pelvic MRI in Assessing the Feasibility of Fertility-Sparing Treatments for Early-Stage Endometrial and Cervical Cancers.","authors":"Yang Guo","doi":"10.2214/AJR.25.32652","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.25.32652","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2532652"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artifactual Subclavian Artery Thrombosis on CTA With Iterative Metal Artifact Reduction.","authors":"Moritz C Neubauer, Jan Vosshenrich","doi":"10.2214/AJR.24.32197","DOIUrl":"10.2214/AJR.24.32197","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55529,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Roentgenology","volume":" ","pages":"e2432197"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}