Digital mammography: an update
Hailey D
Record ID 32006001044
English
Authors' objectives:
This bulletin provides an update of the literature published since an assessment was done by the Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA), in 2002 (Ho C, et al. Digital mammography versus filmscreen mammography: technical, clinical and economic assessments [Technology report no. 30]).
Authors' recommendations:
Digital mammography can improve breast-image quality and storage through the digital capture of x-ray images.
Large comparative studies indicate that the overall accuracy of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is similar to that of conventional filmscreen mammography (FSM).
Recent evidence suggests that FFDM is more accurate than FSM for diagnosing cancer in women younger than 50 years, those with dense breasts, and pre- or peri-menopausal women.
The costs of FFDM are higher than those for FSM.
The quality control of FFDM systems offers advantages compared to that of FSM, but it is more complex, and it is associated with a long learning curve.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/444_digital_mammography_cetap_e.pdf
Year Published:
2006
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Mammography
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
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Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.