Variability in Interpretive Performance at Screening Mammography and Radiologists' Characteristics Associated with Accuracy

Variability in Interpretive Performance at Screening Mammography and Radiologists' Characteristics Associated with Accuracy
Joann G. Elmore, Sara L. Jackson, Linn Abraham, Diana L. Miglioretti, Patricia A. Carney, Berta M. Geller, Bonnie C. Yankaskas, Karla Kerlikowske, Tracy Onega, Robert D. Rosenberg, Edward A. Sickles, and Diana S. M. Buist
Radiology 2009;253 641-651

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Fellowship training in breast imaging was the only radiologists' characteristic significantly associated with greater sensitivity and higher overall accuracy; however, fellowship-trained radiologists also had significantly higher false-positive rates

When Radiologists Perform Best: The Learning Curve in Screening Mammogram Interpretation

When Radiologists Perform Best: The Learning Curve in Screening Mammogram Interpretation
Diana L. Miglioretti, Charlotte C. Gard, Patricia A. Carney, Tracy L. Onega, Diana S. M. Buist, Edward A. Sickles, Karla Kerlikowske, Robert D. Rosenberg, Bonnie C. Yankaskas, Berta M. Geller, and Joann G. Elmore
Radiology 2009;253 632-640

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Radiologists without fellowship training in breast imaging significantly improved in their interpretation of screening mammograms as they gained clinical experience following residency, while radiologists who received fellowship training in breast imaging did not have this learning curve in clinical practice