title: Screening breast ultrasound: past, present, and future.
abstract: OBJECTIVE. This article discusses breast ultrasound for the detection of breast cancer in the screening environment, as well as strategies for integrating screening breast ultrasound, including automated breast ultrasound. CONCLUSION. Breast density is an increasingly pertinent issue in breast cancer diagnosis. Breast density results in a decrease in the sensitivity of mammography for cancer detection, with a significant increase in the risk of breast cancer. Ultrasound detects additional cancers.
authors.affiliation: 1 All authors: Breast Imaging and Interventional Center, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037.
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Brem
authors.forename: Megan J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lenihan
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torrente
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000639:trends*
keywords: breast cancer; breast imaging; breast ultrasound; cancer screening; ultrasound