Abstract

Studies have also shown that the sensitivity for combined mammography-ultrasound ranges from 80 to 95% while mammography alone ranges from 56 to 89%, with a 3.2-28% added sensitivity from an adjunct ultrasound. Sensitivity with ultrasound as an adjunct to mammography is especially increased in dense breasts. 460 women underwent screening mammogram and adjunct ultrasounds were examined. 18 patients underwent tissue biopsies and histopathological correlation. The radiological data of all the patients for screening were retrieved from the Columbia Asia hospital data base prospectively. Women had both ultrasound and mammography were part of the study. The combined mammography and ultrasound showed a sensitivity of 100% age in detecting breast cancer, 81.2% in detecting breast pathology, 100% in detecting breast pathologies in dense breasts, 75% in detecting breast pathologies in fat breasts. Mammography alone had a sensitivity of 66.6% in detecting breast cancer, 31.2% in detecting breast pathology, 25% in detecting breast pathologies in dense breasts, 25% in detecting breast pathologies in fat breasts

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