Does Reader Performance with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Vary according to Experience with Two-dimensional Mammography?

Purpose To assess whether individual reader performance with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and two-dimensional (2D) mammography varies with number of years of experience or volume of 2D mammograms read. Materials and Methods After written informed consent was obtained, 8869 women (age range, 29-85 years; mean age, 56 years) were recruited into the TOMMY trial (A Comparison of Tomosynthesis with Digital Mammography in the UK National Health Service Breast Screening Program), an ethically approved, multicenter, multireader, retrospective reading study, between July 2011 and March 2013. Each case was read prospectively for clinical assessment and to establish ground truth.

Correlation of age and HRT use with breast density as assessed by Quantra™.

Breast density is a significant predictor in the risk of developing breast cancer. Several methods are available for assessing breast density, but most are subject to intra-observer variability and are unable to assess the breast as a three-dimensional structure. Using Quantra(™) to quantify breast density, we have correlated this with risk factors to determine what impact these variables have on breast density.

Urethral injuries after pelvic trauma: evaluation with urethrography.

Urethral injury is a common complication of pelvic trauma that, if undiagnosed, may lead to significant long-term morbidity. Segments of the urethra that are near the pubic rami and the puboprostatic ligaments are particularly vulnerable. Although computed tomography is commonly used for the initial imaging evaluation of patients with polytrauma, urethral injury is better assessed and classified by using urethrography.