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. 2014 Dec 11;25(3):821–829. doi: 10.1007/s00330-014-3422-4

Table 3.

Results of the paired evaluation of image quality by radiologists and radiographers

Measurements CC view (n = 144), radiologists, % (n) CC view (n = 144), radiographers, % (n) MLO view (n = 144), radiologists, % (n) MLO view (n = 144), radiographers, % (n)
FP RP No difference p value FP RP No difference p value FP RP No difference p value FP RP No difference p value
Projects more of the lateral part 14.6 (21) 62.5 (90) 22.9 (33) <0.01 20.1 (29) 56.9 (82) 22.9 (33) <0.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Projects more of the medial part 10.4 (15) 52.1 (75) 37.5 (54) <0.01 18.1 (26) 44.4 (64) 37.5 (54) <0.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Glandular tissue more to chest wall side 31.9 (46) 0.00 (0) 68.1 (98) <0.01 63.2 (91) 0.00 (0) 36.8 (53) <0.01 31.2 (45) 2.8 (4) 66.0 (95) <0.01 45.8 (66) 0.00 (0) 54.2 (78) <0.01
Better separation glandular tissue* 29.9 (43) 1.4 (2) 68.7 (99) <0.01 9.7 (14) 0.00 (0) 90.3 (130) <0.01
Pectoral muscle wider NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 20.8 (30) 61.1 (88) 18.1 (26) <0.01 17.4 (25) 62.5 (90) 20.1 (29) <0.01
Pectoral muscle deeper NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 16.0 (23) 26.4 (38) 57.6 (83) 0.07 4.9 (7) 10.4 (15) 84.7 (122) 0.14

NA = not applicable

* only scored by radiographers