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. 2010 Mar 1;10(3):1–55.

Table 3: Measures of Accuracy Within DMIST Trial at 365 Days from Initial Screen*.

Subjects Measure of Accuracy Digital Mammography
(mean ±SE)
Film Mammography
(mean ±SE)
All women Sensitivity 0.70 ± 0.030 0.66 ± 0.030
Specificity 0.92 ± 0.001 0.92 ± 0.001
PPV 0.05 ± 0.004 0.05 ± 0.003
Less than 50 years Sensitivity 0.78 ± 0.050 0.51 ± 0.070
Specificity 0.90 ± 0.003 0.90 ± 0.003
PPV 0.03 ± 0.005 0.02 ± 0.004
Pre- or peri-menopausal Sensitivity 0.72 ± 0.050 0.51 ± 0.060
Specificity 0.90 ± 0.002 0.90 ± 0.002
PPV 0.04 ± 0.005 0.03 ± 0.004
Heterogeneous or extremely dense breasts Sensitivity 0.70 ±0.040 0.55 ±0.040
Specificity 0.91 ±0.002 0.90 ±0.002
PPV 0.04 ±0.005 0.03 ±0.004
*

; PPV refers to positive predictive value; SE, standard error.