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Case 10160 - False Positive for Mammography resolved
by Tomosynthesis.
An object on a conventional digital mammogram was highly suspicious for malignancy. The structure was seen in both the MLO and CC views, and persisted on the multiple diagnostic mammograms. The patient underwent biopsy and the structure was benign.
If you look at the corresponding tomosynthesis images, you see nothing malignant.
The structure seen in the conventional mammogram was the result of overlapping tissues. Diagnosis was given as superimposed parenchyma.
At another height in the breast, a series of calcifications can be seen in the tomosynthesis cine loop. Because of the 3-D nature of the tomosynthesis images, these are known to be within a few mm of the skin's surface.
At another height in the breast, a series of calcifications can be
seen, a few of which are shown by arrows. Because of the 3-D nature
of the tomosynthesis images, these are known to be within a few mm
of the skin’s surface.
Clip contributor:
Stephen Poplack, M.D.
Co-director of the Breast Imaging Center at Dartmouth - Hitchcock
Medical Center and an associate professor at the Dartmouth Medical
School
Steven.P.Poplack@Hitchcock.ORG
NOTE: The quality of images presented on the World Wide Web varies greatly depending
on the computer system, monitor, and web browser used to visualize the images.
Also the images have been cropped and compressed to save download time. For that
reason, Hologic does not recommend that you use the images as shown here to judge
the system image quality.
CAUTION: Breast Tomosynthesis is an Investigational Device limited by Federal
Law to investigational use.
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