title: The efficacy of mammography boot camp to improve the performance of radiologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of a mammography boot camp (MBC) to improve radiologists' performance in interpreting mammograms in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January and July of 2013, 141 radiologists were invited to a 3-day educational program composed of lectures and group practice readings using 250 digital mammography cases. The radiologists' performance in interpreting mammograms were evaluated using a pre- and post-camp test set of 25 cases validated prior to the camp by experienced breast radiologists. Factors affecting the radiologists' performance, including age, type of attending institution, and type of test set cases, were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average scores of the pre- and post-camp tests were 56.0 ± 12.2 and 78.3 ± 9.2, respectively (p < 0.001). The post-camp test scores were higher than the pre-camp test scores for all age groups and all types of attending institutions (p < 0.001). The rate of incorrect answers in the post-camp test decreased compared to the pre-camp test for all suspicious cases, but not for negative cases (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MBC improves radiologists' performance in interpreting mammograms irrespective of age and type of attending institution. Improved interpretation is observed for suspicious cases, but not for negative cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 420-767, Korea. ; Quality Management Committee, Korean Society of Breast Imaging, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Hye
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 410-769, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kwan
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Korea. ; Quality Management Committee, Korean Society of Radiology, Seoul 137-891, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-715, Korea.
authors.forename: You Me
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 143-729, Korea.
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Breast; Breast neoplasms; Education; Mammography; Mass screening