A Survey on Current Trends of Breast Imaging Practices in Korea

대한영상의학회지

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Boo-Kyung Han¹  Mijung Jang²  Sun Mi Kim²  Bo La Yun²  Nariya Cho³ 

[1] Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;

[2] Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea;

[3] Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;

关键词: breast;    quality control;    medical audits;    radiologist;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.5.919

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Purpose This study aimed to analyze the current practices of breast imaging among Korean radiologists.Materials and Methods We invited members of the Korean Society of Breast Imaging (KSBI)working as breast radiologists to participate in a survey on the current practices in breast imaging, and investigated how quality assurance (QA), medical audits, and imaging-histologic discordance were conducted.Results The survey involved 312 members of the KSBI, and 116 (37%) responded to the 21questions in the questionnaire. Most of the respondents were women (87%), aged below 50years (82.7%), and working at university or tertiary hospitals (68.1%), who had varying levels ofexperience in breast imaging. Of the 116 respondents, 114 (96.6%) followed the Breast ImagingReporting and Data System (BI-RADS) to interpret breast imaging. Out of 116, 72 (62.1%) interpreted 20 or more mammograms per day, 84 (72.4%) performed 10–30 breast ultrasound scansper day, and 65 (56%) interpreted fewer than 5 breast MRI scans per day. Among the respondents, 82% performed mammography QA, 76.9% evaluated imaging-histologic correlations,and only 38.9% performed medical audits.Conclusion The institutions and working patterns of breast radiologists were diverse. Althoughmany respondents did not conduct medical audits, most of them followed BI-RADS when interpreting breast imaging, performing QA, and evaluating imaging-histologic correlations.

【 授权许可】

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