title: Successful methods to reduce false-positive mammography interpretations.
abstract: Several approaches to mammographic interpretation and breast imaging management have been developed that substantially reduce the frequency of false-positive cases, involving both recall examinations and biopsies, without meaningfully reducing the detection of nonpalpable favorable-prognosis cancers. By applying these approaches successfully, on a nationwide scale, radiologists should be able to demonstrate convincingly that the benefits of mammography far outweigh the risks of false-positive interpretations. The challenge we face is to learn to use the approaches effectively, thereby achieving widespread use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sickles
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment