Quality assurance in lung cancer screening.

The effectiveness of screening programmes is critically dependent on the accuracy of the screening test. Where this relies on clinical expertise, there is an imperative to assure that the level of expertise meets expected standards. In cancer screening involving images, the focus is on the reader.

Have changes in colorectal surgery training impacted on mortality in cancer patients? A retrospective cohort study of 51,562 procedures.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore whether there were any differences in consultant colorectal surgeon training and adjusted 90-day postoperative colorectal cancer mortality rates (AMR).

Methods: We undertook a retrospective analysis of outcomes data published on the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) website. A total of 51,562 procedures for patients in England diagnosed with large bowel cancer between 2010 and 2015, registered under 551 consultants were included.

Performance of a Breast Cancer Detection AI Algorithm Using the Personal Performance in Mammographic Screening Scheme.

Background The Personal Performance in Mammographic Screening (PERFORMS) scheme is used to assess reader performance. Whether this scheme can assess the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms is unknown. Purpose To compare the performance of human readers and a commercially available AI algorithm interpreting PERFORMS test sets.

Appendicolith appendicitis: should we be operating sooner? A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Evidence suggests that delaying an appendicectomy for up to 24 hours does not increase the risk of complicated appendicitis. Appendicoliths are a risk factor for perforation. No study has explored the temporal relationship between appendicolith presence and time to perforation.