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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of mammography and mammography with computer-aided detection (CAD) for normal plus mass cases (n = 70)

From: Who could benefit the most from using a computer-aided detection system in full-field digital mammography?

Readers

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Total (n = 20)

Mammography

Mammo + CAD

Mammography

Mammo + CAD

Mammography

Mammo + CAD

Mammography

Mammo + CAD

BR (n = 7)

74.28 ± 8.97

73.33 ± 6.67

79.22 ± 11.15

81.30 ± 9.72

51.63 ± 8.65

54.15 ± 10.37

92.12 ± 2.25

91.84 ± 1.3

RR (n = 13)

63.08 ± 17.77

68.21 ± 14.95

82.66 ± 9.92

80.00 ± 14.34

52.04 ± 10.23

53.70 ± 15.71

89.58 ± 4.16

90.25 ± 3.65

BR subgroups

 

Ex ≥10* (n = 3)

68.89 ± 3.85

75.55 ± 3.85

84.85 ± 1.05

84.85 ± 2.10

55.37 ± 0.32

57.75 ± 3.10

90.92 ± 0.94

92.73 ± 1.01

Ex <10* (n = 4)

78.33 ± 10.00

71.67 ± 8.39

75.00 ± 13.88

78.64 ± 12.80

48.82 ± 11.18

51.45 ± 13.64

93.03 ± 2.64

91.17 ± 1.15

CAD ex (n = 5)

72.00 ± 2.98

70.66 ± 5.96

82.55 ± 5.69

84.73 ± 5.55

53.80 ± 6.92

57.11 ± 8.30

91.52 ± 0.83

91.42 ± 1.13

no CAD ex (n = 2)

80.00 ± 18.85

80.00 ± 0

70.91 ± 20.57

72.73 ± 15.43

46.2 ± 13.24

46.75 ± 14.69

93.63 ± 4.60

92.89 ± 1.41

RR subgroups

 

RR(non-trained) (n = 6)

63.33 ± 20.55

66.67 ± 13.33

83.64 ± 11.03

77.27 ± 17.99

53.81 ± 13.48

50.1 ± 17.04

89.73 ± 4.84

89.25 ± 3.76

RR(trained) (n = 7)

62.86 ± 16.72

69.52 ± 17.15

81.82 ± 9.68

82.34 ± 11.29

50.52 ± 7.22

56.78 ± 15.08

89.44 ± 3.88

91.1 ± 3.61

  1. Note.―All data are the percentages.
  2. *Ex ≥10 means that the reviewer’s experience with breast imaging equal to or more than 10 years, while Ex <10 less than 10 years.
  3. BR, dedicated breast radiologists; ex, experience; mammo, mammography; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; RR, radiology residents.