Artefacts in contrast enhanced digital mammography: how can they affect diagnostic image quality and confuse clinical diagnosis?

Jacopo Nori; Maninderpal Kaur Gill; Chiara Vignoli; Giulia Bicchierai; Diego De Benedetto; Federica Di Naro; Ermanno Vanzi; Cecilia Boeri; Vittorio Miele

doi:10.1186/s13244-019-0811-x

Artefacts in contrast enhanced digital mammography: how can they affect diagnostic image quality and confuse clinical diagnosis?

Insights Imaging. 2020 Feb 7;11(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s13244-019-0811-x.

Authors

Jacopo Nori¹, Maninderpal Kaur Gill², Chiara Vignoli³, Giulia Bicchierai¹, Diego De Benedetto¹, Federica Di Naro¹, Ermanno Vanzi¹, Cecilia Boeri¹, Vittorio Miele⁴

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Radiology, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang, Malaysia.
³ Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. dr.chiara.vignoli@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) is a diagnostic tool for breast cancer detection. Artefacts are observed in about 10% of CEDM examinations. Understanding CEDM artefacts is important to prevent diagnostic misinterpretation. In this article, we have described the artefacts that we have commonly encountered in clinical practice; we hope to ease the recognition and help troubleshoot solutions to prevent or minimise them.

Keywords: Artefacts; Artifacts; Breast cancer; Contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM); Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM).

Publication types

Review