Breast Cancer Screening
Studies from M.R. Delturco et al in the area of breast cancer screening described
Published in Medical Imaging Week, January 26th, 2008
According to a study from Florence, Italy, "The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography with that of screen-film mammography in concurrent cohorts participating in the same population-based screening program. In a retrospective study covering 2004-2005, we compared digital with screen-film mammography in two concurrent screening cohorts of women 50-69 years old participating in a screening program operated from mobile units."
"Each cohort had 14,385 participants matched by age and interpreting radiologist from all participants consecutively registered. We compared recall and cancer detection rates. The recall rate was higher...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2008-01-26)
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