Screening mammography a decade post-tomosynthesis: varied utilization of synthetic mammography across a large health system
SM reduces AGD by 36.5%, but only 3 of 9 hospitals within the same large health system have adopted this technology. Breast centres should consider reviewing their imaging protocols to optimize radiation doses for patients undergoing annual screening mammography with SM.
Authors
- Sona A. Chikarmane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-4312)
- Madan Mohan Rehani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3519-1516)
- Bob Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-1047)
- Kai Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7428-8401)
- Theodore A. Marschall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3200-8846)
- Xinhua Li
- Catherine S. Giess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-523X)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqaf137
- Primary Topic
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00