Breast screening trial favors computer-aided detection

April 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Breast screening trial favors computer-aided detection H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An evaluation of nearly a quarter million mammograms suggests screening mammography with computer-aided detection is more sensitive than double reads. The findings contradict a 2007 study that questioned breast CAD's effectiveness. Mammographic CAD remains controversial. Radiologists argue its misuse drives up recall rates and, with them, the number of unwarranted biopsies and overall mammography costs. CAD came under close scrutiny after a study published last year in The New England Journal of Medicine concluded the technology could worsen the interpretation of mammograms rather than improve it.

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