Sharper breast scans? new technique aims to reduce image flaws
NCT ID NCT03155386
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an improved version of angiomammography, a special breast X-ray that uses dye to highlight blood vessels. Researchers compared the new method to the standard SenoBright® technique in 100 women aged 40 to 70. Three radiologists reviewed the images to see which method had fewer artifacts and better quality. The goal was to see if the optimized approach could provide clearer images for diagnosing breast conditions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to clearer breast images with fewer artifacts, helping doctors make more accurate diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on image quality, not on patient outcomes. The new technique may not prove better in real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2017
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients for whom an angiomammographic examination is requested regardless of its indication
- Ages
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40 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient for whom angiomammography examination is requested regardless of its indication (assessment of extension, clarification of a lesion doubtful after mammography and mammary ultrasound, symptom mammary MRI in a patient with contraindication to MRI) 2. Patient aged 40 to 70 years 3. Informing the patient or his / her legal representative and signing the form of non-opposition. 4. Patient affiliated to a social security system. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient with breast prostheses 2. Patient with a genetic mutation (BRCA1, BRCA2, p57) 3. Contraindication to injection of iodinated contrast agent 4. Pregnant woman, likely to be pregnant or breastfeeding, 5. Persons deprived of their liberty or under guardianship, 6. Unable to undergo medical follow-up of the trial for reasons geographical, social or psychological.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France