Double reading of mammography screening films--one radiologist or two?

The effect of double reading on the number of breast cancers detected and the number of women recalled was examined in 15,457 women aged 50-59 years attending for mammographic breast screening. All the screening mammograms were interpreted independently by two radiologists without knowledge of each other's findings. All the cases selected by either radiologist were then reviewed by both radiologists and a consensus decision made on whom to recall for further studies.

Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma.

A rare case of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma in a 76-year-old man is reported. Ultrasound and computerized tomography disclosed two cystic retroperitoneal tumors sized 12 cm and 7 cm. The larger tumor was located anterior to psoas muscle and the smaller one was within the muscle.

Ultrasonography of breast lesions detected in mammography screening.

Mammography screening was carried out in 18,012 women (aged 50-59) of whom 579 (3.21%) had to be recalled for clinical mammography. After completion of the clinical mammography each woman also had ultrasonography (US) with a hand-held real-time apparatus using a 7.

Mammography screening--reasons for recall and the influence of experience on recall in the Finnish system.

The reasons for recall and the influence of experience on recall were studied in 579 women (3.21%) recalled from mammography screening. The proportion of recalls for further studies was the greatest (6.

Baseline screening mammography with one versus two views.

Two-view baseline screening mammograms (oblique and cranial views) of 303 women recalled for further studies from among 7,245 women screened were reviewed by four experienced radiologists separately to evaluate the importance of the number of views taken for screening. As compared with the oblique view only, two views, increased the number of cancers detected and decreased the number of false-positive cancer diagnoses of two radiologists, but increased that of the other two.

Mammography screening for breast cancer: first year results from Helsinki and surroundings.

11,789 women aged 50-59 years were invited for screening by the mammography screening centre of the Cancer Society of Finland in Helsinki. 9829 women (83.37%) attended and 3.