TABLE 3.
Mammography Interpretation System
| Mammography | Screening Mammography (Total Facilities = 45) | Diagnostic Mammography (Total Facilities = 34) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Interpretation | ||||
| Interpreted on-sitea | 28 | 62 | 31 | 91 |
| Interpreted on line as they were performedb | 3 | 7 | — | — |
| Interpreted while woman waited (always) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 59 |
| Interpreted while woman waited (sometimes) | 6 | 13 | 9 | 27 |
| Used batch interpretationc | 38 | 84 | — | — |
| Second radiologist knew interpretation of first | 15 | 65 | — | — |
| All interpretations recorded for multiple interpretations | 16 | 70 | — | — |
| Double interpretation summary | ||||
| No double interpretation | 21 | 47 | 15 | 44 |
| Double interpretation | 23 | 51 | 19 | 56 |
| All | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Random subset | 14 | 31 | 17 | 50 |
Note.—Dash (—) indicates that no diagnostic facility responded positively in these categories.
a
100% of mammograms interpreted at the facility.
b
≥ 80% of screening studies interpreted on line as they are performed.
c
≥ 10 mammograms interpreted at a time.