Förnvik, Daniel
Förnvik, Hannie
Fieselmann, Andreas
Lång, Kristina
Sartor, Hanna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-5199
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lund University
Article History
Received: 26 February 2018
Revised: 22 May 2018
Accepted: 1 June 2018
First Online: 25 June 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Hanna Sartor, MD PHD.
: The authors of this manuscript declare relationships with the following companies:Siemens HealthcareSiemens has provided us with the mammography/tomosynthesis equipment and VBD software prototype. The sponsors (Siemens) of the study had no role in the design and performance of the study, data analyses, or data interpretation. One of the co-authors, AF PhD, Siemens Healthcare, has provided expertise on the software prototype. HS and KL have received speaker’s fees and travel grants for talking at Siemens seminars.
: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional review board approval was obtained.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in:1. Lang K, Andersson I, Rosso A, Tingberg A, Timberg P, Zackrisson S. Performance of one-view breast tomosynthesis as a stand-alone breast cancer screening modality: results from the Malmo Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial, a population-based study. European radiology. 2016;26(1):184–90.2. Timberg P, Fieselmann A, Dustler M, Petersson H, Sartor H, Lång K, Zackrisson S. Breast density assessment using breast tomosynthesis images. In: Tingberg A, ed. International Workshop of Digital Mammography (IWDM) 2016. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016; p. 197–202.3. Rosso A, Lang K, Petersson IF, Zackrisson S. Factors affecting recall rate and false positive fraction in breast cancer screening with breast tomosynthesis - A statistical approach. Breast. 2015;24(5):680–6.4. Sartor H, Lang K, Rosso A, Borgquist S, Zackrisson S, Timberg P. Measuring mammographic density: comparing a fully automated volumetric assessment versus European radiologists’ qualitative classification. European radiology 2016;26:4354–4360.5. Lang K, Nergarden M, Andersson I, Rosso A, Zackrisson S. False positives in breast cancer screening with one-view breast tomosynthesis: An analysis of findings leading to recall, work-up and biopsy rates in the Malmo Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial. European radiology. 2016;26(11):3899–907.
: • retrospective• diagnostic or prognostic study• performed at one institution