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To Asses Inter- And Intra-Observer Variability For Breast Density And Birads Assessment Categories In Mammographic Reporting, Imrana Masroor, Mahreen Rasoor, Shaista Afzal Saeed, Saba Sohail
To Asses Inter- And Intra-Observer Variability For Breast Density And Birads Assessment Categories In Mammographic Reporting, Imrana Masroor, Mahreen Rasoor, Shaista Afzal Saeed, Saba Sohail
Department of Radiology
Objective: To evaluate the inter- and intra-observer variability among radiologists in the characterisation of mammograms according to Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System assessment and breast density categories.
Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2014 to June 2014. Using non-probability purposive sampling, all mammograms in the study were interpreted by three radiologists on the basis of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System categories and by assessing the breast density composition. The inter-observer variability was recorded by comparing the difference in the interpretation and categorisation of each case. Intra-observer variability was noted …