Sensitivity and Specificity of Screening Mammographies and Ultrasonographies Performed in Women at Seven Health Promotion Centers for One year
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
; : 1-5, 2010.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We wanted to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of screening mammography and ultrasonography for breast examinations and we assessed the clinical usefulness of breast ultrasound for cancer screening. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Of all the women who visited the health promotion center of seven medical institutions from Mar 2004 to Feb 2005, we compared the sensitivity and specificity between a single use of mammography and mammography with ultrasonography for the patients who underwent both mammography and ultrasonography. Here, the reference criteria were the follow-up and the histopathology, which were performed after one year.RESULTS:
A total of 1123 patients underwent both mammography and ultrasonography and they could be followed up for a year. For the 1123 patients who underwent both mammography and ultrasonography, the sensitivity and specificity of a single use of mammography were 14.3% and 86.9%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of mammography with ultrasonography were 85.7% and 85.9%, respectively. These results showed that the sensitivity was significantly increased when mammography was combined with ultrasonography (< 0.05).CONCLUSION:
The sensitivity was improved for the cases that underwent both mammography and ultrasonography.Key words
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Main subject:
Breast
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Mammography
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Mass Screening
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Follow-Up Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Early Detection of Cancer
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
Year:
2010
Type:
Article