CAD and mammograms
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Using computer-aided detection to help interpret mammograms in a single-read results in significantly more sensitive diagnoses (90.4%) than single-reads without CAD (81.4%), and slightly better sensitivity than double-reads without CAD (88.0%), according to a review of 231,221 screening mammograms by Matthew Gromet of Charlotte Radiology. "With manpower and cost constraints limiting the use of double-reading in the United States, CAD appears to be an effective alternative," Gromet writes in a study published online the week of Feb. 10 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The study used Hologic's R2 ImageChecker. CAD tools for medical imaging will be the subjects of an FDA advisory panel meeting March 4-5 ("1The Gray Sheet" Feb. 11, 2008, p. 7)
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