Variability in Radiologists' Interpretations of Mammograms
Open Access
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 331 (22), 1493-1499
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199412013312206
Abstract
Despite the proved value of mammography in screening for breast cancer, its efficacy depends on radiologists' interpretations. The variability in such interpretations is not well understood.Keywords
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