Characteristics of breast carcinomas missed by screening radiologists.

摘要: PURPOSE: To determine whether breast cancers missed at screening mammography have distinguishing characteristics from those of detected cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The mammograms 146 women with mammographically identifiable cancer were viewed independently by two radiologists who blinded as to the had been or (group 1 lesions, cancers; group 2 cancers) screening. mammographic lesions characterized location, size, density, type, and visibility on views. RESULTS: A significant difference between was found for diameter (P = .03), number views < .0017), density .0007). Stepwise multivariable logistic regression showed that .01) .03) but not .27) in groups. No statistically groups lesion type .32 reader an...