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Abstract
The study aimed at evaluation role of DBT in detection and characterization of the breast lesions.
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) proved to be useful in adding values in diagnostic radiologic procedures in the field of early breast lesions detection.
DBT solved the major complications of conventional 2D imaging (FFDM) of the breast (the structural or anatomical noise of overlapping tissue components).
This study aimed to evaluate the role of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in detection and characterization of breast masses.
Thirty female patients included in this study with different age group ranging (27-84) years old (mean age 57 years) with clinical signs and symptoms of breast disease (e.g. Palpable breast lumps, mastalgia, or nipple discharge) 29 patients of them came for diagnostic workup and one came for screening follow up.
All patients underwent full history including personal history, menstrual history, past history of breast complaint mastalgia, mass or discharge) and family history.
They underwent full physical examination of both breast in upright and lying down positions.
All patients underwent two-view (craniocaudal and MLO) full field digital mammography (FFDM) examination on (Fujifilm amulet in novality, Japan) machine. 11 patients underwent two views digital breast tomosynthesis and 19 patients underwent one view (MLO) DBT then all patients underwent complementary ultrasound using 6-9 MHZ linear Probe (Philips machine 50G (USA) and Samsung HS60 machine).
Suspicious cases by imaging which revealed (BIRADS 3,4 or5) underwent further tissue biopsy either CNB (core needle biopsy) or FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology.
After applying imaging finding, surgical data, follow up clinical evaluation and histopathological assessment, the final diagnosis of the studied patients revealed 42 lesions classified as 27 mass lesions and 15 non mass lesions.
The 42 lesions classified as (18 benign lesions,14 malignant lesions,10 combined benign and malignant lesion).