A Review of Breast Imaging for Timely Diagnosis of Disease

Giulia Bicchierai, Federica Di Naro, Diego De Benedetto, Diletta Cozzi, Silvia Pradella, Vittorio Miele and Jacopo Nori
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Giulia Bicchierai: Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Federica Di Naro: Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Diego De Benedetto: Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Diletta Cozzi: Emergency Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Silvia Pradella: Emergency Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Vittorio Miele: Emergency Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
Jacopo Nori: Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) is the cancer with the highest incidence in women in the world. In this last period, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in many cases a drastic reduction of routine breast imaging activity due to the combination of various factors. The survival of BC is directly proportional to the earliness of diagnosis, and especially during this period, it is at least fundamental to remember that a diagnostic delay of even just three months could affect BC outcomes. In this article we will review the state of the art of breast imaging, starting from morphological imaging, i.e., mammography, tomosynthesis, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography, and their most recent evolutions; and ending with functional images, i.e., magnetic resonance imaging and contrast enhanced mammography.

Keywords: breast; mammography; ultrasound; tomosynthesis; MRI; CEM; breast cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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