Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography Screening in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence on screening outcomes with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) vs digital mammography (DM) in women with a family history of breast cancer is limited.

Objective

To compare the performance of DBT and DM screening in women with a family history of breast cancer overall and subdivided by breast cancer family history category, breast density, age group, screening interval, and screening round, and to describe characteristics of cancers detected on screening vs interval cancers.

Design, setting, and participants

In this comparative cohort study at imaging facilities affiliated with the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, adult women 18 years and older with a self-reported family history of breast cancer who underwent DBT or DM from 2011 to 2018 were i

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12100508 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature