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Role of performance metrics in breast screening imaging – where are we and where should we be?

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The NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) was started in 1988 and is a large, organised cancer screening programme. It is delivered by 80 services across England and screens over 2 million women each year. As a screening programme, it must balance the detection of cancers against possible harm to women who do not have cancer. The NHSBSP was therefore designed with detailed information gathering and performance metrics right from the start. In this review paper, we examine how performance me...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.crad.2017.12.012

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Clinical Radiology Journal website
Volume:
73
Issue:
4
Pages:
381-388
Publication date:
2018-04-01
Acceptance date:
2017-12-05
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EISSN:
1365-229X
ISSN:
0009-9260
Pmid:
29395223
Language:
English
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Subtype:
Review
Pubs id:
823245
Local pid:
pubs:823245
Deposit date:
2020-06-03

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