3. Threshold Screening Mammo. Interpretation
Easy vs. difficult screening interpretation
↑ TP much more important than ↓ FP
4. Threshold Screening Mammo. Interpretation
Easy vs. difficult screening interpretation
↑ TP much more important than ↓ FP
First, learn the subtle signs of malignancy
5. Threshold Screening Mammo. Interpretation
Easy vs. difficult screening interpretation
↑ TP much more important than ↓ FP
First, learn the subtle signs of malignancy
Then, learn the limits of normal variation
6. Threshold Screening Mammo. Interpretation
Easy vs. difficult screening interpretation
↑ TP much more important than ↓ FP
First, learn the subtle signs of malignancy
Then, learn the limits of normal variation
Detect ~ all detectable cancers at RR ≤ 12%
11. General Principles (↑ CDR)
Read the patient history questionnaire
● High-risk patient
● Archit. dist. not explained by trauma
12. General Principles (↑ CDR)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
● Recommended recall not done
● Recommended core biopsy not done
13. General Principles (↑ CDR)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
Ensure proper viewing conditions
14. General Principles (↑ CDR)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
Ensure proper viewing conditions
Batch interpretation: employ a scribe
27. General Principles (↑ CDR)
View R & L mammograms back-to-back
Use overall and close-in visual search
Beware the satisfaction of search
Concentrate on whitest areas on images
28.
29. General Principles (↑ CDR)
View R & L mammograms back-to-back
Use overall and close-in visual search
Beware the satisfaction of search
Concentrate on whitest areas on images
Search for one calcification / artifact
32. General Principles (↑ CDR)
View R & L mammograms back-to-back
Use overall and close-in visual search
Beware the satisfaction of search
Concentrate on whitest areas on images
Search for one calcification / artifact
Compare with two prior examinations
34. General Principles (↑ CDR)
View R & L mammograms back-to-back
Use overall and close-in visual search
Beware the satisfaction of search
Concentrate on whitest areas on images
Search for one calcification / artifact
Compare with two prior examinations
Beware the seduction of stability
45. General Principles (↑ CDR)
Annotate peri-threshold findings
Follow-up not a substitute for full work-up
Use CAD (as intended) or double reading
Review all known false-negative cases
48. Specific Approaches for Asymmetry (↑ CDR)
Recall if a hint of any additional finding(s)
Assess lesion size versus palpability
49.
50.
51. Specific Approaches for Asymmetry (↑ CDR)
Recall if a hint of any additional finding(s)
Assess lesion size versus palpability
Above two steps for focal asymmetries
52. Specific Approaches for Asymmetry (↑ CDR)
Recall if a hint of any additional finding(s)
Assess lesion size versus palpability
Above two steps for focal asymmetries
One extra step for one-view-only findings
53. • Recall if one-view-only finding may
not be included in the image field on
view-not-visible
• Recall if one-view-only finding may
be obscured by dense fibroglandular
tissue on view-not-visible
Specific Approaches for Asymmetry (↑ CDR)
65. General Principles (Decrease Recall Rate)
Read the patient history questionnaire
● Archit. distortion explained by trauma
66. General Principles (Decrease Recall Rate)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
● Benign diagnostic imaging assessment
● Concordant benign core biopsy
67. General Principles (Decrease Recall Rate)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
Utilize uninterrupted batch interpretation
69. General Principles (Decrease Recall Rate)
Read the patient history questionnaire
Read the previous mammography report(s)
Utilize uninterrupted batch interpretation
Assess past compliance with screening
77. Maximizing Availability of Prior Exams
• Do not permit screening exams on a
walk-in basis
• Schedule screening exams sufficiently
in advance to obtain prior exams
78. Compare with > 1 prior exam, to increase
the likelihood of showing stability due to
similar positioning and compression.
Decrease the Recall Rate