Clinical Study
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Changes Management in Patients Seen at a Tertiary Care Breast Center
Table 2
Factors affecting change in management.
| | Factors | Change in management | No change in management | value |
| | Breast density | | | | | (i) Dense | 68/109 (62.4%) | 457/887 (51.5%) | | | (ii) Not dense | 41/109 (37.6%) | 430/887 (48.5%) | | Exam indications | | | | | (i) Screening | 72/109 (66.1%) | 639/887 (72.0%) | | | (ii) Diagnostic | 37/109 (33.9%) | 248/887 (28.0%) | Prior diagnosis of
Atypia or LCIS | | | | | (i) Yes | 2/109 (1.8%) | 18/887 (2.0%) | | | (ii) No | 107/109 (98.2%) | 869/887 (98.0%) | | BRCA mutation | | | | | (i) Yes | 1/109 (0.9%) | 12/887 (1.4%) | | | (ii) No | 108/109 (99.1%)
| 875/887 (98.4%) | Family history of
breast cancer | | | | | (i) Yes | 40/109 (36.7%) | 285/887 (32.1%) | | | (ii) No | 69/109 (63.3%)
| 602/887 (67.9%)
| | Personal history of breast cancer | | | | | (i) Yes | 18/109 (16.5%) | 189/887 (21.3%) | | | (ii) No | 91/109 (83.5%) | 698/887 (78.7%) | | Age | | | | | (i) <50 | 52/109 (47.7%) | 360/887 (40.6%) | | | (ii) ≥50 | 57/109 (52.3%) | 527/887 (59.4%) |
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