title: Dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography.
abstract: The degree of vascularization in breast lesions is related to their malignancy. For this reason, functional diagnostic imaging techniques have become important in recent years. Dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography is a new, apparently promising technique in breast cancer that provides information about the degree of vascularization of the lesion in addition to the morphological information provided by conventional mammography. This article describes the state of the art for dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography. Based on 15 months' clinical experience, we illustrate this review with clinical cases that allow us to discuss the advantages and limitations of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Grupo Hospitalario San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. Electronic address: operez@dcc.ulpgc.es.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Travieso Aja
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Grupo Hospitalario San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Grupo Hospitalario San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alayón Hernández
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular-Materno Infantil (CHUIMI), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vega Benítez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Luzardo
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D015900:Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Breast cancer; Breast disease; Contrast-enhanced mammography; Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography; Contraste yodado; Cáncer de mama; Dual energy; Energía dual; Iodinated contrast agents; Mamografía con contraste; Mamografía con realce de contraste espectral; Mamografía espectral; Patología mamaria; Review; Revisión; Spectral mammography