Erschienen in:
01.10.2010 | Poster presentation
Variability in film reader estimates of breast density in the PERFORMS scheme
verfasst von:
IT Darker, AG Gale, Y Chen
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Sonderheft 3/2010
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Excerpt
All UK screening personnel are invited to take part annually in the PERFORMS self-assessment scheme where they make several judgements about series of challenging recent screening cases. As part of this process they assess the density of each case. Density is a factor known to be associated with a greater risk of developing breast cancer and thus accurate density judgements may well presage the facility to proffer improved follow-up for individual women. The present study examines the degree of variability amongst film reader estimates of breast density on a large number of cases. …