title: "CADEAT": considerations on the use of CAD (computer-aided diagnosis) in mammography.
abstract: Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has been extensively reported to increase sensitivity by about 10% when added to a single reading while increasing recall rate by 12%, and its current use can be safely recommended in clinical practice. CAD has been suggested as a possible alternative to conventional double reading in screening. Uncontrolled comparison is consistent and suggests that CAD is comparable to double reading in incremental cancer detection rate (CAD +10.6%, double reading +9.1%) and possibly better in recall rate (CAD +12.5%, double reading +28.8%). However, controlled studies comparing single reading + CAD to conventional double reading are not consistent and on average suggest a lower cancer detection rate (-5.1%) and a lower recall rate (-9.8%) for CAD. Scientific evidence is not sufficient for a safe recommendation of single reading + CAD as a current alternative to conventional double reading.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Studio di Senologia, Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chersevani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciatto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Favero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giuseppetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naldoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panizza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saguatti
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*