Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), commonly known as 3D mammography, has recently been the focus of two research articles from Norway. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Sensitivity’
HHUS versus ABUS
Fifteen years ago, Peter Dempsey wrote a fascinating article on the history of breast ultrasound that appeared in the Journal […]
The Evidence is Growing
The introduction of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) as a replacement for plane-film analogue mammography started over two decades ago. Shortly […]
ABUS vs DBT – Again
The European Congress of Radiology, with a giant octopus in the registration area and a collage of aquatic images, concluded in […]
False Positives and False Negatives
There are two statistical measures to consider when the success of a screening programme is measured: sensitivity and specificity. In any […]
In Pursuit of Quality
It is standard practice for companies to review regularly their vision and mission statements. At CapeRay we aspire to be […]
Dreaming of a Better Diagnosis
Twelve years ago researchers at IBM established the DREAM (Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessment and Methods) Challenges, an open science, crowdsourcing effort […]
Seeing the Light
At a congress hosted last week by the Optical Society of America in Florida, researchers from the Politecnico of Milan in Italy presented a […]
A Review of Breast Imaging
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Breast Screening Programme in the UK and, to mark the occasion, the Royal […]
In Defence of Screening
As highlighted in these weekly blogs over the past six years, there have been well-publicised efforts to undermine the benefits […]