90% of breast imaging centers now offer 3D tomosynthesis

Health Imaging August 5, 2024
Dave Fornell

Purchases of new digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems have been been rising rapidly in recent years. In fact, they now account for nearly half of all U.S. mammography imaging systems.

The latest statistics released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program (MQSA) on Aug. 1 show DBT systems are now used in 90.5% of breast imaging centers.

DBT systems now make up 48% of mammography systems in the U.S. and will likely surpass 50% in the next year. There have been 837 new DBT systems put into service in the past year, which is nearly four times as many as the 213 new 2D mammography systems installed during the same time. The number...

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