Recent trends in medical imaging methods and challenges for breast cancer diagnosis

Due to breast cancer patients' high prevalence and mortality[۱, ۲], recent research seeks to identify and investigate a comprehensive imaging system that can detect breast cancer in early stages, non-invasively, and without secondary damage[۳-۵]. This study compares the traditional, conventional, and recent advances in imaging using ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. These methods include computed tomography (CT) scan, positron emission/computed tomography (PET/CT), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), thermography, electrical impedance tomography (EIT), microwave imaging, and optical imaging for breast screening, diagnosis, and identification of lesions. The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the comparison between traditional and emerging imaging methods used in breast screening, along with the advantages and disadvantages of these methods

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Breast cancer , Mammography , CT scan , PET/CT , MRI , Ultrasound , Microwave Imaging