Jackson V P, Hendrick R E, Feig S A, Kopans D B
Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
Radiology. 1993 Aug;188(2):297-301. doi: 10.1148/radiology.188.2.8327668.
Despite recent improvements in mammography equipment and technique, the radiographically dense breast remains difficult to image. The problems in imaging the dense breast account for a large percentage of the cases of mammographically "missed" carcinomas. Other imaging modalities--such as ultrasonography, transillumination, thermography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and radionuclide imaging--have been investigated for use in breast cancer detection. This overview discusses the current problems associated with imaging of the radiographically dense breast and suggests some avenues for investigation to develop solutions to these problems.
尽管近年来乳腺钼靶摄影设备和技术有所改进，但乳腺组织致密的乳房在影像学上仍难以成像。对致密型乳房进行成像时出现的问题在乳腺钼靶摄影“漏诊”的癌症病例中占很大比例。其他成像方式，如超声检查、透照检查、热成像、计算机断层扫描、磁共振成像和放射性核素成像，已被研究用于乳腺癌检测。本综述讨论了目前与乳腺组织致密的乳房成像相关的问题，并提出了一些研究途径，以找到解决这些问题的方法。
