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Comparative Study
. 2017 Jun;208(6):W231-W237.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.17239. Epub 2017 Apr 5.

Potential Cost Savings of Contrast-Enhanced Digital Mammography

Bhavika K Patel  1 , Richard J Gray  2 , Barbara A Pockaj  2
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Comparative Study

Potential Cost Savings of Contrast-Enhanced Digital Mammography

Bhavika K Patel et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to discuss whether the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) render it a viable diagnostic alternative to breast MRI.

Conclusion: That CEDM couples low-energy images (comparable to the diagnostic quality of standard mammography) and subtracted contrast-enhanced mammograms make it a cost-effective modality and a realistic substitute for the more costly breast MRI.

Keywords: CEDM; CESM; breast MRI; contrast-enhanced digital mammography; contrast-enhanced spectral mammography; costs; sensitivity; specificity.

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