Digital breast tomosynthesis: potential benefits in routine clinical practice

S Kulkarni, V Freitas… - Canadian Association of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is gradually being implemented in routine clinical breast
imaging practice. The technique of image acquisition reduces the confounding effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Breast Tomographic Ultrasound: The Spectrum from Current Dense Breast Cancer Screenings to Future Theranostic Treatments

PJ Littrup, M Mehrmohammadi, N Duric - Tomography, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review provides unique insights to the scientific scope and clinical visions of the
inventors and pioneers of the SoftVue breast tomographic ultrasound (BTUS). Their> 20 …

[HTML][HTML] Costs and effects of implementing digital tomosynthesis in a population-based breast cancer screening program: predictions using results from the To-Be Trial …

TA Moger, Å Holen, B Hanestad, S Hofvind - PharmacoEconomics-Open, 2022 - Springer
Background Although several studies from Europe and the US have shown promising
screening results favoring digital breast tomosynthesis compared with standard digital …

[HTML][HTML] State of the ART? Two new tools for risk communication in health technology assessments

SE Grimm, X Pouwels, BLT Ramaekers, B Wijnen… - …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Outcomes of health technology assessments (HTA) are uncertain, and decision-
making is associated with a risk. This risk, consisting of the probability of making a wrong …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation barriers to value of information analysis in health technology decision making: results from a process evaluation

SE Grimm, X Pouwels, BLT Ramaekers… - Value in Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Value of information (VOI) analysis can support health technology assessment
decision making, but it is a long way from being standard use. The objective of this study …

Finding the optimal mammography screening strategy: a cost‐effectiveness analysis of 920 modelled strategies

LM Kregting, VDV Sankatsing… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer screening policies have been designed decades ago, but current screening
strategies may not be optimal anymore. Next to that, screening capacity issues may restrict …

[HTML][HTML] The EU-TOPIA evaluation tool: An online modelling-based tool for informing breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening decisions in Europe

A Gini, NT van Ravesteyn, EEL Jansen… - Preventive Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Aiming to support European countries in improving their breast,
cervical, and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes, the EU-TOPIA consortium has …

Assessment of screen‐recalled abnormalities for digital breast tomosynthesis versus digital mammography screening in the BreastScreen Maroondah trial

T Li, D Lockie, M Clemson… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Australia's first population‐based pilot trial comparing digital breast
tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography (DM) screening reported detection …

Mammography screening

C Meltzer, P Skaane - Breast Imaging: Diagnosis and Intervention, 2022 - Springer
Breast cancer screening with mammography is a validated and effective method, with a
mortality reduction among women attending the program in the range of 25–45%. European …

[HTML][HTML] A primer to cost-effectiveness analysis in breast cancer imaging: a review of the literature

J Waller, K DeStefano, J Dempsey, J Leckron, A Tucker… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Currently, there is a multitude of methods for evaluating the costs and benefits of programs,
tools, etc. While cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is commonly used, cost-effectiveness analysis …