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Annual Combined Mammography and Tomosynthesis Screening: Is It Really Cost-Effective?
Christoph I Lee1,2,3, Janie M Lee1,3, Anna N A Tosteson4
11 Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 825 Eastlake Ave E., G3-200, Seattle, WA 98109-1023.
Objective:
Examining the comparative effectiveness of adding tomosynthesis to mammography screening in the United States would help key stakeholders, including physicians and policy makers, guide shared decision-making and recommendations for routine breast cancer screening.
Conclusion:
More robust data from U.S.-based longitudinal observational studies, clinical trials, or both are needed, along with the use of validated microsimulation models, before clinical- and cost-effectiveness of tomosynthesis screening versus mammography screening can be fully characterized.
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