Open AccessMammographic Density Errors during Interpretation of Breast Examinations
Author(s) -
Т. В. Павлова,
Aleksandr Vasilyev,
Ivan Buromsky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2158-0529
pISSN - 2158-0510
DOI - 10.21103/article10(4)_oa9
Subject(s) - medicine , interpretation (philosophy) , mammography , medical physics , russian federation , radiology , health care , breast cancer , computer science , political science , cancer , geography , programming language , regional science , law
Background: This article discusses errors that may occur when radiologists deal with mammographic density (MD) and present their performance analysis in Russia. Methods and Results: The authors of this report have analyzed 24,485 mammographic reports for 20,000 female patients (aged 29-85 years) that were made in various healthcare facilities in the Russian Federation. In 249(1.7%) mammographic exam reports, we observed a wrong MD interpretation. Conclusion: Diagnostic errors during mammographic examination occur because the radiologists lack theoretical knowledge about MD. This lack, in turn, results in a decrease in the quality of medical care provided for female patients and an increase in the number of diagnostic iatrogeny.