Researchers Set Benchmarks for Screening Mammography

by Barbara Kram, Editor | October 01, 2006

The authors hope that their findings will allow radiologists to evaluate and improve the accuracy of their individual cancer detection rates when reading mammograms.

"Recalls and additional biopsies do add to the cost and anxiety of mammography," said Dr. Rosenberg. "However, we are continually working to improve the test from both ends--finding cancers while minimizing unnecessary work-ups."

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The data collected for this study were gathered by the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, an initiative funded by the NCI.

Radiology is a monthly scientific journal devoted to clinical radiology and allied sciences. The journal is edited by Anthony V. Proto, M.D., School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Radiology is owned and published by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (RSNA.org/radiologyjnl)

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is an association of more than 38,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists committed to promoting excellence in radiology through education and by fostering research, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (RSNA.org)

"Performance Benchmarks for Screening Mammography." Collaborating with Drs. Rosenberg and Yankaskas on this paper were Linn A. Abraham, M.S., Edward A. Sickles, M.D., Constance D. Lehman, M.D., Ph.D., Berta M. Geller, Ed.D., Patricia A. Carney, Ph.D., Karla Kerlikowske, M.D., Diana S. M. Buist, Ph.D., Donald L. Weaver, M.D., William E. Barlow, Ph.D., and Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., M.P.H.

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