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Should previous mammograms be digitised in the transition to digital mammography?
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Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Wallis, Matthew G. and Gale, Alastair G. (2009) Should previous mammograms be digitised in the transition to digital mammography? European Radiology, Vol.19 (No.8). pp. 1890-1896. doi:10.1007/s00330-009-1366-x
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-009-1366-x
Abstract
Breast screening specificity is improved if previous mammograms are available, which presents a challenge when converting to digital mammography. Two display options were investigated: mounting previous film mammograms on a multiviewer adjacent to the workstation, or digitising them for soft copy display. Eight qualified screen readers were videotaped undertaking routine screen reading for two 45-min sessions in each scenario. Analysis of gross eye and head movements showed that when digitised, previous mammograms were examined a greater number of times per case (p = 0.03), due to a combination of being used in 19% more cases (p = 0.04) and where used, looked at a greater number of times (28% increase, p = 0.04). Digitising previous mammograms reduced both the average time taken per case by 18% (p = 0.04) and the participants’ perceptions of workload (p < 0.05). Digitising previous analogue mammograms may be advantageous, in particular in increasing their level of use.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics T Technology > T Technology (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Breast -- Radiography, Breast -- Radiography -- Technological innovation, Radiologists -- Workload, Radiography, Medical -- Digital techniques | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Radiology | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||
| ISSN: | 0938-7994 | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2009 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.19 | ||||
| Number: | No.8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1890-1896 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00330-009-1366-x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | National Institute for Health Research (Great Britain) (NIHR), Cambridge Biomedical Research Group (CBRG) |
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