Screening Mammography Efficacy: A Comparison Between Screen-Film, Computed Radiography and Digital Mammography in Taiwan.
Breast cancer screening has been proven effective in Western countries, and our National Health Bureau also started to offer free screening mammography for women aged between 50 and 69, since July 2004. This study aims to compare the efficacy between distinctive mammography screening modalities. Prompting the assessment of digital screening in the radiological sciences, we provide insight into the practical informatics application of such tools.
Graduate Institute of Bio-medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Abdallah Ahmed
AA
Elbakkoush
Graduate Institute of Bio-medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Suleman
S
Atique
Graduate Institute of Bio-medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
I-Jen
IJ
Chiang
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*