title: Update in digital mammography.
abstract: Digital mammography is a rapidly developing technology that has great potential to improve upon and ultimately replace conventional film-screen mammography for the early detection of breast cancer. This article reviews current progress in digital mammographic systems, computer-aided diagnostic programs, and artificial neural networks. Digital mammographic systems are currently in an investigational phase only. Large-scale clinical trials are needed in all areas of digital mammography before this exciting new technology can be implemented outside of research centers.
authors.affiliation: H.H. McGuire VAMC, Department of Radiology (114), Richmond, VA 23249, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hogge
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Artz
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted