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Table 2 Performance measures of digital mammographic screenings for breast cancera

From: Performance measures of 8,169,869 examinations in the National Breast Cancer Screening Program in Taiwan, 2004–2020

Measure

2004–2009

2010–2020

Fixed-unit

Hospital

Mobile

Subtotal

Recall rate, %

9.90 (9.83, 9.97)

8.99 (8.96, 9.01)

7.30 (7.27, 7.32)

8.15 (8.13, 8.17)

 Total no. of examinations

725,410

3,762,883

3,681,576

7,444,459

 No. of abnormal interpretations

71,819

338,101

268,693

606,794

CDR per 1000 examinations, No

4.76 (4.6, 4.92)

4.88 (4.81, 4.95)

3.26 (3.20, 3.32)

4.08 (4.03, 4.13)

 No. detecting cancer

3452

18,372

12,002

30,374

 Total no. of examinations

725,410

3,762,883

3,681,576

7,444,459

PPV1, abnormal interpretations, %

4.81 (4.65, 4.96)

5.43 (5.36, 5.51)

4.47 (4.39, 4.54)

5.01 (4.95, 5.06)

 No. of mammograms detecting cancer

3452

18,372

12,002

30,374

 Initial BI-RADS category of 0, 3, 4, or 5

71,819

338,101

268,693

606,794

PPV2, biopsy recommended, %

34.46 (33.53, 35.39)

26.18 (25.85, 26.51)

28.89 (28.45, 29.32)

27.19 (26.93, 27.45)

 No. of mammograms detecting cancer

3452

18,372

12,002

30,374

 Final BI-RADS category of 4 or 5

10,017

70,176

41,546

111,722

PPV3, biopsy performed, %

55.08 (53.85, 56.31)

34.70 (34.3, 35.11)

37.20 (36.67, 37.73)

35.65 (35.33, 35.97)

 No. of mammograms detecting cancer

3452

18,372

12,002

30,374

 Final BI-RADS category of 4 or 5 with biopsy

6267

52,939

32,262

85,201

Sensitivity, %b

1-year follow-up

83.28 (82.18,84.38)

84.02 (83.46,84.57)

84.40 (83.68,85.12)

84.16 (83.72,84.59)

  True positive

3685

14,177

8179

22,356

  False negative

740

2697

1512

4209

2-year follow-up

73.28 (72.1,74.47)

73.61 (73.01,74.22)

72.96 (72.17,73.75)

73.37 (72.89,73.85)

  True positive

3928

15,082

8801

23,883

  False negative

1432

5406

3262

8668

Specificity, %b

1-year follow-up

90.55 (90.48,90.62)

91.35 (91.31,91.38)

92.90 (92.87,92.93)

92.05 (92.03,92.08)

  True negative

652,851

2,532,504

2,146,716

4,679,220

  False positive

68,134

239,937

164,063

404,000

2-year follow-up

90.57 (90.5,90.64)

91.37 (91.33,91.4)

92.92 (92.89,92.95)

92.07 (92.05,92.1)

  True negative

652,159

2,529,795

2,144,966

4,674,761

  False positive

67,890

239,032

163,441

402,473

  1. CDR cancer detection rate, PPV positive predictive value
  2. P < 0.001 (chi-square tests) for all comparisons between time periods and collection locations (hospital vs. mobile unit)
  3. aNumbers in parentheses are 95% CIs
  4. bSensitivity and specificity only counts those screened before 2017