Comparison of Full Field Digital and Analog Mammograms

Full-field Digital Mammography versus Film-screen Mammography

“…A study on 34 paired analog and digital examinations of women with known breast lesions showed superior lesion characterization with digital imaging, indicated by Az values of 0.81 versus 0.75, showing a significant difference (Van Woudenberg et al, 2003). In a study on 57 clusters of microcalcification image, quality was assessed to be superior with FFDM in 50% and showed more calcifications in 41% of patients, with equivalence in all the other cases.…”