title: Update on screening breast ultrasonography.
abstract: This article includes current recommendations for screening breast ultrasonography, a review of the literature, a discussion of problems associated with the implementation of screening breast ultrasonography, and a brief discussion of the political and economic factors influencing the use of screening breast ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Permanente Medical Group, 10350 East Dakota Avenue, Denver, CO 80231, USA; Department of Radiology, Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Prentice 4, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: gingermerry@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ginger M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Merry
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Prentice 4, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Mendelson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011057:Politics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Breast cancer screening; Cancer detection rate; Dense breast tissue; Positive predictive value; Screening breast ultrasonography