Ayushi Singh, Priyanka Dixit
Sex-specific prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in adults in India: a study for developing sex-specific public policy from the longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI) data 2017-2018
Journal of health, population, and nutrition
high demand placed radiologists perform screen reads due higher number women undergoing mammography study aims examine radiographer performance reporting low compared highmammographic density md images assess influence key demographics jordanian radiographers performance thirty mammograms varied md reported 12 radiographers using breast imagingreporting data system birads radiographer performance measured using sensitivity specificity positive ppv negative predictive values npv area receiver operating characteristic curve roc auc performance measures compared cases low highmd subgroups radiographers according key demographics performance measures significantly higher low compared highmd cases p value 00 mean sensitivity specificity ppv npv roc auc 058 068 067 063 069 respectively ppv significantly different readers different years experience mammography hours cases per week p value 0023 001 0017 respectively roc auc significantly different radiographers different number hours cases performed per week p value 0001 0004 respectively results pilot study encouraging however extensive study required determine jordanian radiographers capable successfully taking part breast screen reading lack skills knowledge required correct consistent reporting highmd images highlights need formal training mammographic interpretation focus dense breast