Working alongside the PROSPECTS trial, the PERFORMS team has been investigating the reading time of digital breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography. This extensive research has now been published in the European Journal of Radiology and is a critical piece of evidence for the implementation of tomosynthesis.
Using real-life data from the PROSPECTS Trial (UK-based RCT comparing DBT to 2D mammography in screening), the study found that DBT reading time was double that of 2D mammography, but DBT reading time improved significantly over 9-months use.
These are useful findings because digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can improve cancer detection rates, but there is limited work that tries to understand DBT’s effect on reading time, and how this affects the workload in nationally organised breast screening programmes.
For more information please look at the full article which can be found here: https://www.ejradiology.com/article/S0720-048X(24)00251-1/fulltext
Link to LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/george-partridge-52212b1b3_how-long-does-it-take-to-read-a-mammogram-activity-7206690877392457728-TtPL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
