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Evidence-based target recall rates for screening mammography.

Michael J Schell1, Bonnie C Yankaskas, Rachel Ballard-Barbash

  • 1Biostatistics Division, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, Moffitt Research Center, 12902 Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USA. michael.schell@moffitt.org

Radiology
|May 23, 2007
PubMed
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Target recall rates for mammography screening are recommended at 10.0% for initial exams and 6.7% for subsequent exams to optimize cancer detection while minimizing unnecessary procedures.

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Area of Science:

  • Radiology and Medical Imaging
  • Oncology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Screening mammography is crucial for early breast cancer detection.
  • Optimizing recall rates balances sensitivity with the number of women undergoing further work-up.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify optimal target recall rates for screening mammography.
  • To analyze the relationship between recall rate and sensitivity using the additional work-ups per additional cancer detected (AW/ACD) metric.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 1,872,687 subsequent and 171,104 first screening mammograms (1996-2001).
  • Utilized piecewise linear regression to model sensitivity as a function of recall rate.
  • Calculated AW/ACD to quantify the efficiency of recall rates.

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Main Results:

  • For first mammograms, a significant shift in AW/ACD occurred at a 10.0% recall rate (35 to 172).
  • For subsequent mammograms, shifts were observed at 6.7% (80 to 132) and 12.3% (AW/ACD of 304).
  • The rate of 6.7% for subsequent mammograms emerged as the most desirable target.

Conclusions:

  • Recommended target recall rates are 10.0% for first mammograms and 6.7% for subsequent mammograms.
  • These targets aim for an AW/ACD rate below 100, improving screening efficiency.
  • Findings support data-driven adjustments to mammography recall policies.