The connecticut experiments second year: ultrasound in the screening of women with dense breasts.

To determine if the addition of screening breast ultrasound in women with mammographically normal but dense breasts improves breast cancer detection. The study utilized a retrospective chart review. Data collected included: (a) total number of screening mammograms; (b) total number of dense breast screening ultrasounds; (c) screening ultrasound Breast Imaging Reporting Data System (BI-RADS) code results; (d) biopsy results; and (e) demographic data on women with malignant biopsies.

The connecticut experiment: the role of ultrasound in the screening of women with dense breasts.

The aim of this study was to determine the potential of screening breast ultrasound to improve breast cancer detection in women with mammographically normal, but dense breasts. Six Connecticut radiology practices with 12 total sites participated in a retrospective chart review. The total number of screening mammograms, screening ultrasounds broken down by BIRADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) codes, and the number of positive and negative biopsies were collected from November 2009 through November 2010.