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Basic Science and Instrumentation
Session Type: Educational Session

Why is Ultrasound Scanning of the dense Breast not the Standard of Care Yet?

Monday, April 8, 2024
9:00am – 10:30am  
Location:400-402

Dense breast tissue both increases the risk for developing breast cancer and makes it hard to detect via mammography. Ultrasound screening, particularly with advanced approaches now available, can provide improved sensitivity and specificity, but it is not the standard of care. This educational session, will explore the diagnostic and scientific reasons that have limited the adoption of ultrasound scanning as the standard of care.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the current standard of care of breast ultrasound.
  • Describe current technology in breast ultrasound that has the potential to improve assessment of dense breast tissue.
  • Identify the pros and cons of the role of ultrasound in assessing dense breast tissue.

Presentations:

  • 9:00am – 9:25am  
    Advances in Ultrasound Technology That Enhance Assessment of the Dense Breast

    Kibo Nam, PhD – Thomas Jefferson University

  • 9:25am – 9:50am  
    Ultrasound as the Standard of Care for Assessment of Dense Breasts

    Anita Mehta, MD, MSc – Department of Radiology, Breast Cancer and Interventional Center, George Washington University

  • 9:50am – 10:15am  
    Hand Held Ultrasound Is Not Optimal as the Standard of Care for Assessment of Dense Breasts

    James W. Wiskin, PhD, MS (he/him/his) – QT Imaging