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Table 4 Reading time for mammography and mammography with computer-aided detection (CAD)

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

Readers

Method

Reading time

Time reduction

Mean ± SD

Median (min-max)

Mean ± SD (%)

Median (min-max) (%)

BR + RR (n = 20)

mammo

127.1 ± 40.0

120.0(68.0-210.0)

-

-

mammo + CAD

104.3 ± 34.2

101.5(64.0-210.0)

−15.6 ± 19.2

−16.0(−46.7-29.4)

BR (n = 7)

mammo

111.6 ± 36.0

103.0(68.0-160.0)

-

-

mammo + CAD

94.3 ± 26.1

88.0(64.0-140.0)

−12.6 ± 19.6

−15.4(−30.0-29.4)

RR (n = 13)

mammo

135.5 ± 40.2

120.0(70.0-210.0)

-

-

mammo + CAD

109.8 ± 37.8

103.0(66.0-210.0)

−17.2 ± 19.7

−16.7(−46.7-13.0)

Non-trained RR (n = 6)

mammo

145.8 ± 36.4

145.0(100.0-200.0)

-

-

mammo + CAD

132.7 ± 41.9

116.5(100.0-210.0)

−8.8 ± 15.4

−11.1(−28.6-13.0)

Trained RR (n = 7)

mammo

126.6 ± 43.9

120.0(70.0-210.0)

-

-

mammo + CAD

90.1 ± 20.4

85.0(66.0-120.0)

−24.4 ± 21.0

−26.1(−46.7-8.9)

  1. Note.―The reading time was shown in minutes and time reduction in percentage.
  2. BR, dedicated breast radiologists; mammo, mammography; RR, radiology residents.