Test of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs. Common Mammography to Detect Breast Cancer for Women Undergoing Breast Biopsy

General Electric (GE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00535184

GE 190-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of the ability of DBT and FFDM to detect breast cancer.

Full description

Enrolled women will undergo bilateral DBT. Prior breast imaging data (screening and diagnostic mammography) must have been conducted on GE equipment and the images must be available (or imaging must be repeated). DBT images will be read on-site by one or more qualified radiologists. All subjects who undergo biopsy will be asked to return in approximately 1 year for a follow-up mammogram. Images will be processed and evaluated by independent readers.

Enrollment: 220 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women ≥18 years or older and has underwent screening/diagnostic mammography and referred for breast biopsy
• Able and willing to comply with study procedures, and have signed and dated the informed consent form
• Surgically sterile or postmenopausal

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
• Has signs or symptoms of breast cancer
• Has been previously included in this study
• Has breast implants
• Has a history of breast cancer and is in active treatment
• Has breasts too large to be adequately positioned for the DBT examination