Highlights
- •Adding ABUS increased recall rates for FFDM and DBT.
- •Most ABUS recalls were for masses, which were all benign at biopsy or follow up.
- •Independent double reading of new ABUS may reduce recalls during ABUS adoption.
Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the impact of double reading automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) when added
to full field digital mammography (FFDM) or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for
breast cancer screening.
Methods
From April 2014 to June 2015, 124 women with dense breasts and intermediate to high
breast cancer risk were recruited for screening with FFDM, DBT, and ABUS. Readers
used FFDM and DBT in clinical practice and received ABUS training prior to study initiation.
FFDM or DBT were first interpreted alone by two independent readers and then with
ABUS. All recalled women underwent diagnostic workup with at least one year of follow-up.
Recall rates were compared using the sign test; differences in outcomes were evaluated
using Fisher's exact test.
Results
Of 121 women with complete follow-up, all had family (35.5%) or personal (20.7%) history
of breast cancer, or both (43.8%). Twenty-four women (19.8%) were recalled by at least
one modality. Recalls increased from 5.0% to 13.2% (p = 0.002) when ABUS was added
to FFDM and from 3.3% to 10.7% (p = 0.004) when ABUS was added to DBT. Findings recalled
by both readers were more likely to result in a recommendation for short term follow-up
imaging or tissue biopsy compared to findings recalled by only one reader (100% vs.
42.1%, p = 0.041). The cancer detection rate was 8.3 per 1000 screens (1/121); mode
of detection: FFDM and DBT.
Conclusions
Adding ABUS significantly increased the recall rate of both FFDM and DBT screening.
Double reading of ABUS during early phase adoption may reduce false positive recalls.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 23, 2019
Accepted:
January 22,
2019
Received in revised form:
January 21,
2019
Received:
September 8,
2018
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