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Clinical Applications for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

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The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) associated to digital mammography (DM) in screening has been proved to increase the detection rate and to reduce recall rates (Skaane et al. 2013; Ciatto et al. 2013) although the effect on recall rates varies according to the recall rules (Ciatto et al. 2013). See also Chap. 2 by Per Skaane for applications of DBT in screening.

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  1. Radiology Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, San Donato Milanese (MI), 20097, Italy

    Luca A. Carbonaro MD

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  2. School of PublicHealth, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Nehmat Houssami

  3. Dept of Diagnostic Senology, San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy

    Massimo Calabrese

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Carbonaro, L.A. (2016). Clinical Applications for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. In: Tagliafico, A., Houssami, N., Calabrese, M. (eds) Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28631-0_4

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