Quality control for digital mammography: Part II recommendations from the ACRIN DMIST trial Journal Article


Authors: Yaffe, M. J.; Bloomquist, A. K.; Mawdsley, G. E.; Pisano, E. D.; Hendrick, R. E.; Fajardo, L. L.; Boone, J. M.; Kanal, K.; Mahesh, M.; Fleischman, R. C.; Och, J.; Williams, M. B.; Beideck, D. J.; Maidment, A. D. A.
Article Title: Quality control for digital mammography: Part II recommendations from the ACRIN DMIST trial
Abstract: The Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST), conducted under the auspices of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN), is a clinical trial designed to compare the accuracy of digital versus screen-film mammography in a screening population [E. Pisano, ACRIN 6652-Digital vs. Screen-Film Mammography, ACRIN (2001)]. Part I of this work described the Quality Control program developed to ensure consistency and optimal operation of the digital equipment. For many of the tests, there were no failures during the 24 months imaging was performed in DMIST. When systems failed, they generally did so suddenly rather than through gradual deterioration of performance. In this part, the utility and effectiveness of those tests are considered. This suggests that after verification of proper operation, routine extensive testing would be of minimal value. A recommended set of tests is presented including additional and improved tests, which we believe meet the intent and spirit of the Mammography Quality Standards Act regulations to ensure that full-field digital mammography systems are functioning correctly, and consistently producing mammograms of excellent image quality. © 2006 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
Keywords: sensitivity and specificity; accuracy; quality control; reproducibility of results; breast; breast neoplasms; radiation dosage; mammography; health planning guidelines; image quality; imaging; phantoms, imaging; signal processing, computer-assisted; film; clinical trials; performance; equipment; x-ray intensifying screens; radiographic image enhancement; digital mammography; diagnostic tests, routine
Journal Title: Medical Physics
Volume: 33
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0094-2405
Publisher: American Association of Physicists in Medicine  
Date Published: 2006-03-01
Start Page: 737
End Page: 752
Language: English
DOI: 10.1118/1.2164067
PUBMED: 16878576
PROVIDER: scopus
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