The purpose of this research is to evaluate whether repeating a screening Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) study two years after an initial screening MBI study further improves breast cancer detection in women with dense breast tissue.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
228
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) utilizes small high resolution gamma camera detectors in a dual-detector configuration to image the breast following the administration of a radiopharmaceutical that accumulates preferentially in breast tumors.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) scan
The Year 0 MBI will be interpreted in isolation, with the radiologist blinded to Year 0 mammogram results and all relevant clinical information.
Time frame: Performed at Year 0 of study
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) scan
The Year 2 MBI will be interpreted in comparison with the Year 0 MBI but in isolation from the Year 2 mammogram.
Time frame: Performed at Year 2 of study
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