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Breast Biphasic Compression versus Standard Monophasic Compression in X-ray Mammography¹

¹ From the Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Genoa University School of Medicine, Genova, Italy (F.S., F.Z., E.B., M.G.Q., N.C.), and the National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy (A.I.). Received May 6, 1999; revision requested July 16; final revision received January 17, 2000; accepted February 11. Address correspondence to F.S., Department of Radiology, the Biomedical Institute, Via Prà 1b, 16157 Genova, Italy. (e-mail: sardanelli@biomedicalspa.com).

Breast biphasic compression (22.5° angled paddle, followed by progressive angle reduction) was compared with standard monophasic compression in x-ray mammography. The presence of the pectoral muscle was recorded for the craniocaudal (CC) view and the presence of the inframammary fold for the mediolateral oblique (MLO) view. The amount of breast in each study and image quality were assessed for both views. For all parameters, biphasic compression performed better than monophasic compression in both CC (P < .006) and MLO (P < .04) views.

Index terms: Breast radiography, comparative studies, 00.11 • Breast radiography, technology, 00.11

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