<s>
Automated	B-Algorithm
whole-breast	I-Algorithm
ultrasound	I-Algorithm
(	O
AWBU	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
medical	B-Application
imaging	I-Application
technique	I-Application
used	O
in	O
radiology	O
to	O
obtain	O
volumetric	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
data	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
breast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
ultrasound	I-Algorithm
technique	O
used	O
for	O
pregnant	O
women	O
,	O
AWBU	B-Algorithm
allows	O
volumetric	O
image	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
sonography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
automated	B-Algorithm
whole-breast	I-Algorithm
ultrasound	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
transducer	O
is	O
guided	O
over	O
the	O
breast	O
in	O
an	O
automatic	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AWBU	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
proposed	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
cancer	O
screening	O
modality	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
for	O
women	O
with	O
dense	O
breasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studies	O
have	O
consistently	O
shown	O
an	O
increased	O
detection	O
of	O
breast	O
cancer	O
by	O
supplementary	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
screening	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
mammography	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AWBU	B-Algorithm
offers	O
advantages	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
standardization	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
imaging	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
result	O
largely	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
skill	O
of	O
the	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
AWBU	B-Algorithm
techniques	O
employ	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
transducers	O
of	O
lower	O
frequency	O
than	O
hand-held	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
lower	O
spatial	O
and	O
contrast	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
disadvantage	O
of	O
AWBU	B-Algorithm
imaging	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
captures	O
static	O
tissue	O
features	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
show	O
the	O
dynamic	O
images	O
properties	O
that	O
can	O
often	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
images	O
obtained	O
from	O
hand-held	O
ultrasound	B-Algorithm
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
preliminary	O
investigations	O
into	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
AWBU	B-Algorithm
for	O
performing	O
ultrasound-guided	O
biopsy	O
.	O
</s>
