Supplemental Breast Imaging Utilization After Breast Density Legislation in North Carolina.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Breast density notification laws are increasingly common but little is known of how they affect supplemental screening use. The aim of this study was to investigate supplemental screening before and after density notification in North Carolina, where notification has been required since 2014.

Methods

Breast screening data from Carolina Mammography Registry participants aged 40 to 79 years with no personal histories of breast cancer or breast implants were evaluated. Supplemental screening was defined as a nondiagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), whole-breast ultrasound, or breast MRI performed within 3 months of negative or benign results on screening mammography (2-D or DBT). Supplemental screening before (2012-2013) and after (2014-2016) the notification l

SUBMITTER: Nyante SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6938553 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature