Sensitivity and Specificity of Screening Mammographies and Ultrasonographies Performed in Women at Seven Health Promotion Centers for One year.
- Author:
Hyun Sung KIM
1
;
Bong Joo KANG
;
Jae Hee LEE
;
Hyeon Woo YIM
;
Seung Eun JUNG
;
Byung Gil CHOI
;
Hyun Suk KIM
;
Eun Suk CHA
;
Sung Hun KIM
;
Na Young JUNG
;
Chang Suk PARK
;
In Young WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. lionmain@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast;
Screening mammography;
Screening breast ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Breast;
Early Detection of Cancer;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Mammography;
Mass Screening;
Sensitivity and Specificity*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2010;29(1):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We wanted to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of screening mammography and ultrasonography for breast examinations and we assessed the clinical usefulness of breast ultrasound for cancer screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Of all the women who visited the health promotion center of seven medical institutions from Mar 2004 to Feb 2005, we compared the sensitivity and specificity between a single use of mammography and mammography with ultrasonography for the patients who underwent both mammography and ultrasonography. Here, the reference criteria were the follow-up and the histopathology, which were performed after one year. RESULTS: A total of 1123 patients underwent both mammography and ultrasonography and they could be followed up for a year. For the 1123 patients who underwent both mammography and ultrasonography, the sensitivity and specificity of a single use of mammography were 14.3% and 86.9%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of mammography with ultrasonography were 85.7% and 85.9%, respectively. These results showed that the sensitivity was significantly increased when mammography was combined with ultrasonography (< 0.05). CONCLUSION: The sensitivity was improved for the cases that underwent both mammography and ultrasonography.
