Influence of Computer-Aided Detection on Performance of Screening Mammography

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Authors

Joshua J. Fenton · University of California Davis Medical Center

Stephen H. Taplin · National Cancer Institute

Patricia A. Carney · Oregon Health & Science University

Linn Abraham · Group Health Cooperative

Edward A. Sickles · University of California, San Francisco

Carl J. D’Orsi · Emory Clinic

Eric A. Berns

Abstract

The use of computer-aided detection is associated with reduced accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms. The increased rate of biopsy with the use of computer-aided detection is not clearly associated with improved detection of invasive breast cancer.

Topics & Keywords

AI in cancer detection Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 356, Issue 14, pp. 1399-1409

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa066099

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