title: Emerging modalities in breast cancer imaging.
abstract: Breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of death caused by cancer in women in the United States. Although each of the emerging imaging techniques discussed in this article has advantages compared with standard mammography, they are not perfect, and each has inherent limitations. To date, none have been studied by large randomized clinical trials to match the proven benefits of screening mammography; namely the reduction of mortality caused by breast cancer by nearly 30%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aminololama-Shakeri
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University California, Davis Health System, 4501 X Street, Suite 3010D, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: vijay.khatri@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Vijay P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Khatri
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Breast; Cancer; Imaging; Modalities