Factors Associated With Rates of False-Positive and False-Negative Results From Digital Mammography Screening: An Analysis of Registry Data | Zendy

Heidi D Nelson | Zendy; Ellen S. O’Meara | Zendy; Karla Kerlikowske | Zendy; Steven Balch | Zendy; Diana L. Miglioretti | Zendy

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Factors Associated With Rates of False-Positive and False-Negative Results From Digital Mammography Screening: An Analysis of Registry Data

Author(s) -

Heidi D Nelson,

Ellen S. O’Meara,

Karla Kerlikowske,

Steven Balch,

Diana L. Miglioretti

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

annals of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839

H-Index - 390

eISSN - 1539-3704

pISSN - 0003-4819

DOI - 10.7326/m15-0971

Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , breast cancer , breast cancer screening , population , cancer registry , biopsy , digital mammography , ductal carcinoma , false negative reactions , breast imaging , obstetrics , gynecology , cancer , radiology , environmental health

Women screened with digital mammography may receive false-positive and false-negative results and subsequent imaging and biopsies. How these outcomes vary by age, time since the last screening, and individual risk factors is unclear.

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