title: The general radiologist's role in breast cancer risk assessment: breast density measurement on chest CT.
abstract: To determine if general radiologists can accurately measure breast density on low-dose chest computed tomographic (CT) scans, two board-certified radiologists with expertise in mammography and CT scan interpretation, and seven general radiologists performed retrospective review of 100 women's low-dose chest CT scans. CT breast density grade based on Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System grades was independently assigned for each case. Kappa statistic was used to compare agreement between the expert consensus grading and those of the general radiologists. Kappa statistics were 0.61-0.88 for the seven radiologists, showing substantial to excellent agreement and leading to the conclusion that general radiologists can be trained to determine breast density on chest CT.
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Margolies
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Corey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eber
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Jae
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
authors.forename: Mingzhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Center of China & Peking Union Medical College, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Dongming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Center of China & Peking Union Medical College, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Minal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wisnivesky
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Claudia I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Henschke
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. Electronic address: david.yankelevitz@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yankelevitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011871:Radiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Breast cancer; Breast density; CAT scan; CT screening; Mammography