Table 1.
Radiologist Characteristics for 54 Radiologists According to Assigned Study Group
| Radiologists who Consented but Did Not Complete the CME |
Radiologists who Consented and Completed the CME |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics |
Intervention
Group |
Control or
Late Intervention Group |
p
value |
Intervention
Group |
Control or
Late Intervention Group |
p
value |
| TOTAL | (n=10) | (n=12) | (n=23) | (n=9) | ||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Sex | % | % | % | % | ||
| Male | 70.0 | 75.0 | 0.79 | 52.2 | 44.4 | 0.69 |
| Female | 30.0 | 25.0 | 47.8 | 55.6 | ||
| Practice Type | ||||||
|
Primary Affiliation
with Academic Medical Center |
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| No | 70.0 | 83.3 | 0.71 | 87.0 | 77.8 | 0.22 |
| Adjunct | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Primary | 20.0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 22.2 | ||
|
Breast Imaging
Experience |
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| Fellowship Training | ||||||
| No | 80.0 | 100.0 | 0.10 | 95.7 | 100.0 | 0.53 |
| Yes | 20.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | ||
|
Years interpreting
mammography |
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| <10 | 30.0 | 8.3 | 0.34 | 13.0 | 44.4 | 0.15 |
| 10-19 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 43.5 | 33.3 | ||
| ≥20 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 43.5 | 22.2 | ||
|
% of time spent in
breast imaging |
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| <20% | 33.3 | 10.0 | 0.23 | 26.1 | 11.1 | 0.13 |
| 20-39% | 22.2 | 30.0 | 39.1 | 22.2 | ||
| 40-79% | 0.0 | 30.0 | 26.1 | 22.2 | ||
| 80-100% | 44.4 | 30.0 | 8.7 | 44.4 | ||
| Missing | 1 | 2 | ||||
|
% of mammograms that are
screening, N (%) |
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| < 85% | 55.6 | 66.7 | 0.60 | 59.1 | 44.4 | 0.46 |
| 85-100% | 44.4 | 33.3 | 40.9 | 55.6 | ||
| Missing | 1 | 1 | ||||
|
Performance
Outcome at Baseline |
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| Mean Recall Rate (SE) |
11.0 (1.7) | 9.6 (1.2) | 0.49 | 11.2 (0.9) | 8.7 (1.5) | 0.11 |