Lesion type and reader experience affect the diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI: A multiple reader ROC study

Highlights • The main findings of our study are, that reader experience and lesion type (i.e., mass versus non-mass enhancement) are independent predictors of the diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI. • Specifically, benign and malignant non-mass lesions cannot be differentiated with sufficient accurac...

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Published in:	European journal of radiology Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 86 - 91
Main Authors:	Baltzer, Pascal A.T, Kaiser, Werner Alois, Dietzel, Matthias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-01-2015
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Area Under Curve BI-RADS Breast - pathology Breast MRI Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - pathology Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Logistic Models Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Middle Aged Neoplasms Non-mass Observer Variation Radiography Radiology Reader experience Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies ROC Curve Sensitivity and Specificity Young Adult Sensitivity and specificity BI-RADS Reader experience Breast MRI Non-mass Neoplasms
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