Ultrasonography.  2017 Jul;36(3):198-203. 10.14366/usg.17005.

Medical auditing of whole-breast screening ultrasonography

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  • 1Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Since breast ultrasonography (US) has been used as an adjunctive screening modality in women with dense breasts, the need has arisen to evaluate and monitor its possible harm and benefits in comparison with other screening modalities such as mammography. Recently, the fifth edition of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System published by the American College of Radiology has suggested auditing methods for screening breast US. However, the method proposed therein is slightly different from how diagnostic performance was calculated in previous studies on screening breast US. In this article, the background and core aspects of medical audits of breast cancer screening will be reviewed to provide an introduction to the medical auditing of screening breast US, with the goal of helping radiologists to understand and identify potential ways to improve outcomes.

Keyword

Breast neoplasms; Ultrasonography; Screening; Medical audit

MeSH Terms

Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Information Systems
Mammography
Mass Screening*
Medical Audit*
Methods
Ultrasonography*
Ultrasonography, Mammary
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