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. 2024 Aug 1;35(1):25–34. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788606

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Fig. 6 — Artifacts on SM. Burnt skin artifact is seen in SM (white arrows in B ), where the skin line is not visible. In comparison, FFDM shows normal skin line (white arrows in A ). Note can also be made of false-positive calcifications in SM as compared with FFDM (black arrows in A and B ) due to enhanced visualization of Cooper's ligaments. Asterisks in (b) depict the bright-band artifact seen only on SM. Out of plane artifact in the form of dense parallel shadowing to the high-density coarse calcifications is seen in SM (white arrows in D ) and not on FFDM ( C ). Nonvisualization of nipple and terracing artifact are appreciated on SM (arrowhead and white arrow in F , respectively), compared with the corresponding FFDM ( E ). DBT can help in aiding nipple visualization; however, the terracing artifact will persist even with DBT. DBT, digital breast tomosynthesis; FFDM, full-field digital mammography; SM, synthesized mammography.