DBT: How Improved Technology Benefits You.

DBT, or digital breast tomosynthesis, provides healthcare providers with greater accuracy in diagnosing breast cancer. The quality of the technology continues to evolve, delivering even more accurate exams.

Most DBT systems are used to conduct narrow-angle exams. Newer, two-view wide-angle systems are creating even better images, increasing detection and reducing recall rates.

A study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology poses the question: can DBT replace full-field digital mammography (FFDM)? In the study, 29 of 31 readers performed better with DBT than FFDM. Regardless of breast density, the DBT performed more accurately.

The conclusion of the report says: “Reader performance in breast cancer detection is significantly higher with wide-angle two-view DBT independent of FFDM, verifying the robustness of DBT as a sole view. However, results of perception studies in the vision sciences support the inclusion of an overview image.”

Best Viewing Technology

You can significantly improve your patient care and workflow by partnering with a vendor that has the latest DBT technology and other tools that improve the way you access, store and share your medical imaging, including mammography studies.

When you use the software-as-a-service model, you can gain access to many tools that you have zero administration duties over. For example, the right provider can give you access to the following:

• Automatic initialization of all preferred settings and positions
• Multi-modality
• Horizontal and oblique masking
• Reference markers for lesion positions

Working with the right vendor, you can sign up for a subscription service that only offers what you need. By doing this, you’re not paying for things you won’t use.

The OffSite Solution

At OffSite Image Management, our MAMMO viewing technology offers value benefits. Mammography, ultrasound, CT, MRI and Tomo – they’re all included in what we do, and we also include all common image processing functions, such as image comparison measurements.

Our MAMMO includes advanced processing, including reference lines between MLO and CC images, reference lines between MG and US, tomosynthesis cine plus MIP creation and mammography CAD support of virtually any vendor.

If you’ve struggled in the past with image quality, image storage, access or sharing, OffSite has you covered. Our subscription-based model is robust with tools you’ll use regularly, but you won’t have the hassle of administration duties – we take care of all the updates and maintenance.

Contact us and let’s discuss what we offer and how it will fit in with your current technology while improving your workflow and patient care.