If 1,000 women with dense breasts are screened with… | Number of additional women found to have cancer will be… | Using… | At a relative cost of…* | And number of women recalled for additional testing will be… |
MBI | 8 | Intravenous radioactive agent | $400 | Another 65 |
Tomosynthesis | 1–2 | Ionizing radiation | $60 | 18–30 fewer |
Ultrasound | 2–4 | Sound waves | $165 | Another 130 |
Contrast-enhanced MRI | 10 | Magnetic field and intravenous contrast material | $1,000 | Another 90 |
↵* Based on estimated average reimbursement as of August 2015.
Data are from Wendie A. Berg, MD, PhD; adapted from http://densebreast-info.org/Technology.aspx. Accessed October 12, 2015.