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Accuracy of diagnostic mammograms varies by radiologist
Date:12/11/2007

eningmammograms, said Miglioretti.

A good way to do that may be to identify the radiologists who are least accurate at reading mammogramsand to improve their performance with extra training. The national Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium is working on ways to accomplish these goals, including developing an interactive training program.

Women should get regular screening mammograms, said Miglioretti. Mammography isnt perfect, but its the best way we have to detect breast cancer early, when it has the greatest chance of being cured. She also urged women with breast concerns, such as lumps, to try to get evaluated at a center that has at least one breast imaging specialist: a radiologist who spends a large percentage of the time reading mammograms and performing breast biopsies.

Most mammograms are done to screen women with no symptoms for breast cancer. Previous research has shown that radiologists vary widely in how they read such screening mammograms. This new study is the largest to examine what predicts variability in diagnostic mammograms. Migliorettis coauthors included colleagues at Group Health; Harborview Medical Center; University of Washington; University of California, San Francisco; and Oregon Health & Science University.


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Contact: Joan DeClaire
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