التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Comparison of variability in breast density assessment by BI-RADS category according to the level of experience. |
| المؤلفون: |
Eom, Hye-Joung, Cha, Joo Hee, Kang, Ji-Won, Choi, Woo Jung, Kim, Han Jun, Go, EunChae |
| المصدر: |
Acta Radiologica; May2018, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p527-532, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BREAST exams, VOLUMETRIC analysis, MAMMOGRAMS, AUTOMATION, MEDICAL radiology, COMPARATIVE studies, COMPUTER software, DIAGNOSTIC imaging, RESEARCH methodology, MEDICAL cooperation, COMPUTERS in medicine, RESEARCH, EVALUATION research, RESEARCH bias, RETROSPECTIVE studies |
| مستخلص: |
Background Only few studies have assessed variability in the results obtained by the readers with different experience levels in comparison with automated volumetric breast density measurements. Purpose To examine the variations in breast density assessment according to BI-RADS categories among readers with different experience levels and to compare it with the results of automated quantitative measurements. Material and Methods Density assignment was done for 1000 screening mammograms by six readers with three different experience levels (breast-imaging experts, general radiologists, and students). Agreement level between the results obtained by the readers and the Volpara automated volumetric breast density measurements was assessed. The agreement analysis using two categories-non-dense and dense breast tissue-was also performed. Results Intra-reader agreement for experts, general radiologists, and students were almost perfect or substantial (k = 0.74-0.95). The agreement between visual assessments of the breast-imaging experts and volumetric assessments by Volpara was substantial (k = 0.77). The agreement was moderate between the experts and general radiologists (k = 0.67) and slight between the students and Volpara (k = 0.01). The agreement for the two category groups (nondense and dense) was almost perfect between the experts and Volpara (k = 0.83). The agreement was substantial between the experts and general radiologists (k = 0.78). Conclusion We observed similar high agreement levels between visual assessments of breast density performed by radiologists and the volumetric assessments. However, agreement levels were substantially lower for the untrained readers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
