Performance of contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast CT to predict nipple–areolar complex involvement in early-stage breast cancer - Takeaways - MDSpire

Performance of contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast CT to predict nipple–areolar complex involvement in early-stage breast cancer

  • By

  • Jie Huang

  • Ni He

  • Jiao Li

  • Jieting Chen

  • Canyu Guan

  • Yaopan Wu

  • Qianyi Lu

  • July 1, 2025

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    Nipple-sparing mastectomy is increasingly used for breast cancer, but accurate preoperative evaluation of NAC involvement is essential.

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    Contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast CT provides rapid imaging without compression and is approved for clinical use in multiple regions.

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    The study evaluated the diagnostic performance of CE-CBBCT in predicting NAC involvement in early-stage breast cancer patients.

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    A total of 641 breast cancer cases were analyzed, focusing on 182 matched cases of NAC involvement and non-involvement.

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    Imaging features such as NAC enhancement and nipple retraction were assessed by radiologists to determine their correlation with NAC involvement.

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Performance of contrast-enhanced cone-beam breast CT to predict nipple–areolar complex involvement in early-stage breast cancer

  • by Jie Huang, Ni He, Jiao Li, Jieting Chen, Canyu Guan, Yaopan Wu, Qianyi Lu

  • July 1, 2025

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