© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 5, 317,
March 6, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Volume of Mammograms Read May Influence Accuracy of Diagnosis
jncinews@oup-usa.org
A new study suggests that reading a higher volume of mammograms is associated with increased diagnostic accuracy among radiologists. The findings appear in the March 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
"Our result that reader volume affects cancer-detection accuracy is not very surprising," concludes Laura Esserman, M.D., M.B.A.,