What The Study Did: Nearly 200 radiologists who interpreted about 251,000 digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and 2 million digital mammography screening examinations were included in this observational study that evaluated recall and cancer detection rates.
Authors: Brian L. Sprague, Ph.D., of the University of Vermont in Burlington, is the corresponding author.
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