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. 2016 Dec 23;162(1):95–103. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-4090-7

Table 2.

Number of mammography examinations in total and within Volpara Density Grade (VDG) categories (based on the available views)

Total VDG 1 VDG 2 VDG 3 VDG 4
Total
 Screening examinations [N (%)] 111,898 (100%) 24,210 (21.6%) 46,426 (41.5%) 32,330 (28.9%) 8932 (8.0%)
 Screen-detected cancers (N) 667 96 298 212 61
 Interval cancers (N) 234 16 86 93 39
 False positives (N) 1774 271 700 590 213
 True negatives (N) 109,223 23,827 45,342 31,435 8619
Only invasive tumors taken into account
 Screening examinations [N (%)] 111,754 (100%) 24,188 (21.6%) 46,375 (41.5%) 32,279 (28.9%) 8912 (8.0%)
 Screen-detected cancers (N) 529 75 250 163 41
 Interval cancers (N) 228 15 83 91 39
 False positives (N) 1774 271 700 590 213
 True negatives (N) 109,223 23,827 45,342 31,435 8619
Only subsequent screening rounds
 Screening examinations [N (%)] 94,665 (100%) 22,146 (23.4%) 40,664 (43.0%) 25,777 (27.2%) 6078 (6.4%)
 Screen-detected cancers (N) 521 86 249 152 34
 Interval cancers (N) 203 16 81 80 26
 False positives (N) 1170 214 491 366 99
 True negatives (N) 92,771 21,830 39,843 25,179 5919