Optimal screening mammography reading volumes: evidence from real life in the East Midlands region of the NHS Breast Screening Programme

E. Cornford, J. Reed, A. Murphy, R. Bennett, A. Evans

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    Abstract

    Aim: To assess real-life reader performance as a function of both volume of mammograms read and reading experience in a multicentre cohort. Materials and methods: Thirty-seven film readers from the East Midlands Breast Screening Programme had 3 years of consecutive screen reading results available for comparison. Markers of screening performance as the first film reader [cancer detection rates, small cancer detection rates, recall rates, positive predictive value of recall (PPV), and missed cancers] were compared with both volume of films read and years of film reading experience. For reading volume, readers were categorized according to film reading volume over the 3 year period:
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)103-107
    Number of pages5
    JournalClinical Radiology
    Volume66
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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