[Automated breast ultrasound vs. handheld ultrasound: BI-RADS classification, duration of the examination and patient comfort].

Purpose: Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is a potentially valuable adjunct to mammography in breast cancer screening. The reliability and the inter-observer variability in the BI-RADS classification, compared to handheld ultrasound (US), as well as the duration of the examination and patient comfort have only been investigated in a limited number of papers to date.

Materials And Methods: In a prospective study, we examined 148 breasts of 76 patients with handheld US and ABUS.