Using sonography to screen women with mammographically dense breasts.

摘要: OBJECTIVE. Mammographically dense breast tissue has been reported both as a cause of false-negative findings on mammography and an indicator increased cancer risk. We conducted this study to evaluate the role sonography second-line screening test in women with mammographically tissue.MATERIALS AND METHODS. Between January 2000 2002, 1517 asymptomatic breasts normal physical examination underwent physician-performed adjunct test. Within group, 318 had first-degree family history or personal cancer. The high-risk subgroup comprised these women. detection rate was compared remaining population baseline risk.RESULTS. Of examined, seven cancers were diagnosed (cancer-detection rate, 0.46%). Four carcinomas detected three...