Transillumination in breast cancer detection: screening failures and potential

Conference · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5751062

Geslien, G E; Fisher, J R; DeLaney, C

This prospective study of 1265 women referred to a multimodality breast diagnostic center compares the sensitivity for breast cancer detection of state-of-the-art transillumination light scanning and film-screen mammography. Of 33 biopsy-proven cancers, transillumination light scanning detected 58%, while mammography detected 97% of the cancers. Light scanning did detect 55% of the nonpalpable breast cancers, and 30% of those tumors smaller than 1 cm. Detection of breast cancer by light scanning was affected by breast size, but not architecture, and was directly related to tumor size. Although transillumination light scanning can detect some small curable breast cancers (smaller than 1 cm), it does not do so at a sensitivity adequate for screening.

• Research Organization: Community Hospital of Santa Cruz, CA
• OSTI ID: 5751062
• Report Number(s): CONF-8504141-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 144:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISEASES
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