Unenhanced Breast MRI With Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection : Effects of Training on Performance and Agreement of Subspecialty Radiologists

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether reader training improves the performance and agreement of radiologists in interpreting unenhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A study of 96 breasts (35 cancers, 24 benign, and 37 negative) in 48 asymptomatic women was performed between June 2019 and October 2020. High-resolution DWI with b-values of 0, 800, and 1200 sec/mm² was performed using a 3.0-T system. Sixteen breast radiologists independently reviewed the DWI, apparent diffusion coefficient maps, and T1-weighted MRI scans and recorded the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category for each breast. After a 2-h training session and a 5-month washout period, they re-evaluated the BI-RADS categories. A BI-RADS category of 4 (lesions with at least two suspicious criteria) or 5 (more than two suspicious criteria) was considered positive. The per-breast diagnostic performance of each reader was compared between the first and second reviews. Inter-reader agreement was evaluated using a multi-rater κ analysis and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

RESULTS: Before training, the mean sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the 16 readers were 70.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 59.4-79.9), 90.8% (95% CI: 85.6-94.2), and 83.5% (95% CI: 78.6-87.4), respectively. After training, significant improvements in specificity (95.2%; 95% CI: 90.8-97.5; P = 0.001) and accuracy (85.9%; 95% CI: 80.9-89.8; P = 0.01) were observed, but no difference in sensitivity (69.8%; 95% CI: 58.1-79.4; P = 0.58) was observed. Regarding inter-reader agreement, the κ values were 0.57 (95% CI: 0.52-0.63) before training and 0.68 (95% CI: 0.62-0.74) after training, with a difference of 0.11 (95% CI: 0.02-0.18; P = 0.01). The ICC was 0.73 (95% CI: 0.69-0.74) before training and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.76-0.80) after training (P = 0.002).

CONCLUSION: Brief reader training improved the performance and agreement of interpretations by breast radiologists using unenhanced MRI with DWI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Korean journal of radiology - 25(2024), 1 vom: 06. Jan., Seite 11-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Yeon Soo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Su Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Soo-Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Eun Sil [VerfasserIn]
Park, Ah Reum [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Jung Min [VerfasserIn]
Park, Vivian Youngjean [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Jung Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Bong Joo [VerfasserIn]
Yun, Bo La [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Tae Hee [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Eun Sook [VerfasserIn]
Chu, A Jung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jin You [VerfasserIn]
Youn, Inyoung [VerfasserIn]
Chae, Eun Young [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Woo Jung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hee Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Soo Hee [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Su Min [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Woo Kyung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast
Diagnosis, Differential
Diffusion-weighted imaging
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging
Training

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3348/kjr.2023.0528

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366753827