Chang C H, Sibala J L, Fritz S L, Gallagher J H, Dwyer S J, Templeton A W
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1978 Sep;131(3):459-64. doi: 10.2214/ajr.131.3.459.
Experience with a dedicated breast CT scanner (General Electric CT/M) using a contrast medium enhancement technique indicates that CT is superior to mammography, thermography, or physical examination for diagnosing both benign and malignant mammary disease especially in dense, thick, or fibrocystic breasts. CT is capable of diagnosing totally unsuspected early miniature carcinomas. It can identify and differentiate potential precancerous lesions from benign fibrocystic disease, and is the diagnostic tool of choice for evaluating and following severe fibrocystic disease. CT evaluation also affords definitive diagnostic help in instances where the mammographic, thermographic, and/or physical examinations are inconclusive. It can influence immediate surgical intervention or mitigate against an unnecessary biopsy. The study not only demonstrates morphologic changes in the breast but also accurately depicts an altered iodine pool in mammary tissues.
使用造影剂增强技术的专用乳腺CT扫描仪（通用电气CT/M）的经验表明，在诊断良性和恶性乳腺疾病方面，CT优于乳房X线摄影、热成像或体格检查，尤其是在致密、厚实或纤维囊性乳房中。CT能够诊断完全未被怀疑的早期微小癌。它可以识别并区分潜在的癌前病变与良性纤维囊性疾病，并且是评估和随访严重纤维囊性疾病的首选诊断工具。在乳房X线摄影、热成像和/或体格检查结果不明确的情况下，CT评估也能提供明确的诊断帮助。它可以影响立即进行的手术干预或避免不必要的活检。该研究不仅显示了乳腺的形态变化，还准确描绘了乳腺组织中碘池的改变。
