Mammographic Screening: Sensitivity of General Radiologists

High quality mammography can detect early, curable breast cancer and decrease mortality. Much research effort is being expended to improve mammography (digital mammography, computer-aided diagnosis [CAD]), and develop alternative modalities (ultrasound, MRI, radionuclide imaging). However, the human observer is at this point potentially the weakest link in the diagnostic imaging chain, and the range of performance in routine practice is unknown. We have conducted a large observer study using a standardized test base to further investigate this issue.

Authors and Affiliations

1. Kurt Rossmann Laboratories for Radiologic Image Research, Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

   Robert A. Schmidt, Charles E. Metz, Michael A. Winkler & Robert M. Nishikawa

2. Dept. of Radiology, New York University, NY, NY, USA

   Gillian M. Newstead

3. Dept. of Radiology, University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, USA

   Michael N. Linver

4. X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

   Michael N. Linver

5. University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA

   G. W. Eklund

Editors and Affiliations

1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

   Nico Karssemeijer , Martin Thijssen , Jan Hendriks  & Leon van Erning , ,  & 

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