Automatized breast ultrasonography will replace hand-held ultrasonography?

Imaging has a significant role in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring breast cancer. Advances in this field are having a great impact in the clinical management of this disease. In the last years, automatized breast ultra-sound (ABUS) has been developed to overcome hand-held ultrasonography main limitations. ABUS allows to visualize large sections of the breast from the skin surface to the chest wall. The time saved should be used to further investigations for suspicious lesions.