Breast cancer screening
Conditions
Interventions
Rapid access to CESM and further work-up of the recalled breast abnormality based on CESM-findings. In CESM, an iodine based contrast agent is injected two minutes prior to image acquisition. Next, st
Sponsors
Maastricht University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are women able to provide informed consent and recalled from breast cancer screening during the 18-month study period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are contra-indications for the use of iodine-based contrast agents (allergies), severe renal insufficiency or risk for contrast-induced nephropathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary diagnostic performance of CESM as compared to mammography, defined as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), area under the ROC curve (AUC) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Days to final diagnosis for both study arms; Patient experienced anxiety (as measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and EQ5D questionnaires) for both approaches; cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Lobbes
University Hospital of Maastricht, Department of Radiology, P.O. Box 5800
Outcome results
None listed