Modern Breast Cancer Detection: A Technological Review

Table 1

Comparative studies of detection techniques. CBE: clinical breast examination; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; US: ultrasonography.

Study	Value	CBE	Mammography (%)	US (%)	MRI (%)
Preoperative evaluation [35]	Detection rate	—	84.6	97.3	93.7
	Sensitivity	—	22.2	20.6	66.7
	Specificity	—	85.7	85.2	64.2
	Accuracy of intraductal spread	—	50.0	50.0	65.6
Screening in women with familial or genetic predisposition [36]	Sensitivity	17.9	33.3	—	79.5
	Specificity	98.1	95.0	—	89.8