Dynamic Functional Mammoscopy: A Non-Ionizing Imaging Technique Enhancing Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Abstract

During the second year of this study, the imaging technology of Dynamic Functional Optical Mammoscopy (DFOM) has continued to be used to scan patients scheduled for biopsy of breast lesions. These patients were scheduled for core or excisional breast biopsy on the basis of equivocal mammographic and ancillary clinical findings within ACR BI-Rads(Trademark) categories 3 or 4. Analysis of test results of 117 patients showed that DFOM modality detected cancer in 13 of the 15 patients in whom biopsies confirmed malignant lesions, giving a sensitivity of 87%. DFOM also correctly identified 79 of 102 benign lesions giving a specificity of 77%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399427

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  • Suzanne J. Smith

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  • Columbia University

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  • Biomedical

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  • Breast Cancer
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  • Detection
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  • Illumination
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  • Medicine

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