Automated Breast Ultrasound and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Compared to Full Field Digital Mammography in Women With Dense Breasts
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02042456 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Change in study staff at the site, change in Sponsor direction)
First Posted : January 22, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 20, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Breast Cancer | Device: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Device: Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound Device: Full Field Digital Mammography |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 124 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Automated Breast Ultrasound and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Compared to Full Field Digital Mammography in Women With Dense Breasts |
Study Start Date : | April 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2015 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Main Cohort
Subjects enrolled in this group will receive a full field digital mammogram, digital breast tomosynthesis exam and an automated whole breast ultrasound exam as part of their visit.
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Device: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
digital breast tomosynthesis technology
Other Name: GE SenoClaire DBT with V-Preview Device: Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound
Other Name: Invenia ABUS Device: Full Field Digital Mammography |
- Abnormal interpretation rate [ Time Frame: One Year ]Abnormal interpretation rates for each modality (FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS+V-Preview).
- Sensitivity [ Time Frame: One Year ]Sensitivity will be assessed for each imaging modality: FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS
- Specificity [ Time Frame: One Year ]Specificity will be assessed for each imaging modality: FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS
- Cancer Rate [ Time Frame: One Year ]Cancer Rate will be assessed for each imaging modality: FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS
- Positive Predictive Value [ Time Frame: One Year ]Positive Predictive Value will be assessed for each imaging modality: FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS
- Negative Predictive Value [ Time Frame: One Year ]Negative Predictive Value will be assessed for each imaging modality: FFDM and DBT+V-Preview, with and without ABUS

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able and willing to provide signed declaration of informed consent or have a legally authorized representative provide signed declaration of informed consent for participation in all study procedures;
- Women aged ≥18 years at the time of enrollment;*
- Women with a previous determination of dense breasts determined by mammogram as heterogeneously dense or extremely dense;
- At moderately increased or high risk (>15% lifetime risk) for breast cancer based on meeting one or more of the ACS criteria 1:
AND Referred for screening mammography
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have been screened using any breast imaging technology in <12 months immediately prior to enrollment;
- Exhibit breast cancer symptoms according to assessment by the subject's health care provider within one year prior to enrollment;
- Diagnosed with breast cancer, with or without metastasis, within one year prior to enrollment;
- Are currently pregnant as determined per standard clinical practice at the investigational site;
- Present with contraindications to any imaging examination required in the study protocol;
- Have breast implants; OR
- Are lactating.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02042456
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109 |
Responsible Party: | GE Healthcare |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02042456 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
124.03-2013-GES-0003 |
First Posted: | January 22, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 20, 2015 |
Last Verified: | October 2015 |
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