A study revealed at SNM’s 58th Annual Meeting is comparing the breast-tumor detection capabilities of two very different imaging technologies - breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI), which provides functional images of breast physiology, and ultrasound - for women with complex breast imaging cases that require further evaluation. Many women who have dense breast tissue (radiodense breasts) are difficult to image using mammography, currently the gold standard of breast imaging. For women whose mammograms are not clear enough to determine whether cancer is present, support methods such as BSGI and ultrasound are used to answer any remaining diagnostic questions.
