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Specialists best at reading diagnostic mammograms, study says

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, January 2, 2008

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Although healthcare organizations may grant a variety of practitioners privileges to read diagnostic mammograms, a new study suggests that practitioners who specialize in detecting breast cancer are the best at identifying cancer in these images, according to a December 12 Seattle Post-Intelligencer article.

The Group Health Cooperative's research department, which led the study, found that the ability to read these mammograms increased with the amount of time practitioners spent reading them. "[T]hose who spend at least 20% of their time on mammography are significantly more likely to identify early breast cancers," according to the article. However, the study also concluded that long-term experience in reading mammograms does not necessarily lead to an increased ability to identify cancer.

To read the entire Seattle Post-Intelligencer article, click here.

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