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. 2009 Mar 3;100(6):901–907. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604954

Table 1. Inter-observer variability at single reading by eight radiologists (A–H): mammography screening outcome at 2-year follow-up.

  A B C D E F G H Total
Total readings, no. (%) 23 872 (11.3) 28 244 (13.3) 26 874 (12.7) 26 754 (12.6) 26 101 (12.3) 28 317 (13.3) 25 541 (12.0) 26 483 (12.5) 212 186
1st reading, no. (%) 10 178 (42.6) 11 614 (41.1) 12 708 (47.3) 11 403 (42.6) 14 493 (55.5) 16 467 (58.2) 15 696 (61.5) 13 534 (51.1) 106 093
 2nd reading, no. (%) 13 694 (57.4) 16 630 (58.9) 14 166 (52.7) 15 351 (57.4) 11 608 (44.5) 11 850 (41.8) 9845 (38.5) 12 949 (48.9) 106 093
No. of referrals (%) 96 (0.9) 147 (1.3) 141 (1.1) 158 (1.4) 224 (1.5) 188 (1.1) 200 (1.3) 161 (1.2) 1315 (1.2)
Screen-detected cancers, no. (%) 35 57 64 57 66 80 76 57 492
CDR, per 1000 women (95% CI) 3.44 (2.30–4.58) 4.91 (3.64–6.18) 5.04 (3.81–6.27) 5.00 (3.70–6.29) 4.55 (3.46–5.65) 4.86 (3.80–5.92) 4.84 (3.76–5.93) 4.21 (3.12–5.30) 4.64 (4.23–5.05)
Non-screen-detected cancers, no. 33 32 36 19 29 41 41 47 278
Cancer prevalence, per 1000 women (95% CI) 6.68 (6.20–7.17) 7.66 (7.18–8.15) 7.87 (7.40–8.34) 6.66 (6.12–7.12) 6.55 (6.15–6.96) 7.35 (6.15–6.96) 7.45 (7.04–7.87) 7.68 (7.24–8.13) 7.26 (7.10–7.41)
Sensitivity, % (95% CI) 51.5 (39.6–63.3) 64.0 (54.1–74.0) 64.0 (54.6–73.4) 75.0 (65.3–84.7) 69.5 (60.2–78.7) 66.1 (57.7–74.5) 65.0 (56.3–73.6) 54.8 (45.2–64.4) 63.9 (60.5–67.3)
Specificity, % (95% CI) 99.4 (99.2–99.5) 99.2 (99.1–99.4) 99.4 (99.3–99.5) 99.1 (98.9–99.3) 98.9 (98.7–99.1) 99.3 (99.2–99.5) 99.2 (99.1–99.3) 99.2 (99.1–99.4) 99.2 (99.1–99.3)
PPV, % (95% CI) 36.5 (26.8–46.1) 3 8.8 (30.9–46.7) 45.4 (37.2–53.6) 36.1 (28.6–43.6) 29.5 (23.5–35.4) 42.6 (35.5–49.6) 38.0 (31.3–44.7) 35.4 (28.0–42.8) 37.4 (34.8–40.0)

CDR=cancer detection rate; CI=confidence interval; PPV=positive predictive value of referral.