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A Survey on Current Trends of Breast Imaging Practices in Korea
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society ; : 919-929, 2019.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-916839
ABSTRACT
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 21 questions in the questionnaire. Most of the respondents were women (87%), aged below 50 years (82.7%), and working at university or tertiary hospitals (68.1%), who had varying levels of experience in breast imaging. Of the 116 respondents, 114 (96.6%) followed the Breast Imaging Reporting 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 scans per 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. Although many respondents did not conduct medical audits, most of them followed BI-RADS when interpreting breast imaging, performing QA, and evaluating imaging-histologic correlations.
Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: English Journal: Journal of the Korean Radiological Society Year: 2019 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: English Journal: Journal of the Korean Radiological Society Year: 2019 Type: Article