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Mammography with tomosynthesis: what it is and what advantages it offers

By Cristiano Antonino On Mar 2, 2023

Mammography with tomosynthesis is a key test for breast cancer prevention, thanks to a more precise diagnosis than ‘classic’ mammography

The resumption of secondary prevention campaigns, which have now returned to pre-pandemic levels, has once again given the female population breathing space, guaranteeing early and early-stage diagnosis of breast cancer, thanks in part to mammography with tomosynthesis.

Mammography with tomosynthesis: what it is, advantages and results

Traditional mammography equipment is gradually being replaced by the mammograph with tomosynthesis.

Tomosynthesis, added in the most modern machines, guarantees a stratigraphic analysis, i.e. a 3D scan of the breast: a millimetric scan of the organ that allows the combination of images captured during the test and ensures a more complete analysis picture.

A new diagnostic means capable of detecting tumour lesions even in its smallest and most circumscribed forms.

The main aim, which is to be achieved through the introduction of these increasingly advanced machines, is the early diagnosis of tumours.

Tomosynthesis makes it possible to reduce false diagnoses and gives us more precise and accurate reports.

In addition, the use of the Mammograph with Tomosynthesis provides further advantages:

sharper images compared to classic reports
elimination of artefacts, with more accurate predictive ability;
less exposure to radiation.

The mammograph with tomosynthesis is particularly effective in young women (40 years old)

Its ability to investigate in depth in the presence of dense mammary glands, (typical of young women,) makes it possible to detect lesions that might once have remained uninterpreted.

The importance of prevention: the return to pre-Covid numbers

With the emergency phase of the Covid pandemic over, we are now witnessing what we can call the side effects of this period.

If before 2019 we were seeing large numbers of women participating in the screening campaigns that the National Health System makes available to them, we now find ourselves with a gap of almost 2 years of mapping.

This gap translates into an increased incidence of oncological diseases and a relative diagnostic delay.

Cancer prevention is therefore today one of the main weapons in the fight against cancer, capable of limiting cancer diseases as far as possible.

The higher the levels of screening coverage, the greater the ability of doctors to tackle the disease in its early stages.

Mammography: the main tool for prevention

The main test for the diagnosis of breast cancer is the mammogram.

This type of diagnostic investigation is fundamental for detecting lesions in the organ and is capable of detecting even the smallest formations.

In fact, Mammography, which is nothing more than an X-ray of the breast, has a high diagnostic power and allows early detection of the disease, helping to intervene early and as effectively as possible on it.

Given its remarkable predictive capacity, screening programmes elect this procedure as their primary test.

Mammography is in fact able to detect possible forms of cancer from their earliest manifestation.

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