Mammography Quality in Turkey: Auditors' Report on a Nationwide Survey

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dc.contributor.authorOzsoy, Arzu
dc.contributor.authorAribal, Erkin
dc.contributor.authorAraz, Levent
dc.contributor.authorErdogdu, Merter Bora
dc.contributor.authorSari, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorSencan, Irfan
dc.contributor.authorElmas, Nevra
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T11:22:39Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T11:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To evaluate the mammography image and reporting quality in Turkey. Materials and Methods: One hundred sixty five units which provide mammography examination services were included in the audit. Samples of mammographic examinations conducted between July 1st and December 31st, 2012 were evaluated. Auditors completed web-based evaluation forms, including quality parameters and descriptive statistics on the patients and institutions. Results: Nine hundred eighty eight mammography examinations were evaluated; 47.34% of them used mammography machines less than 5 years old. Most of the older machines (10 years old or more) were grouped in private hospitals (22.1%) and university hospitals (21%). Mammographic image quality evaluation showed 56.1% non-compliance with the standard parameters. Private institutions showed the highest failure rates (P < 0.001), and low-quality images mostly (42.2%) resulted from mistakes in positioning. In 32% of the mammography reports, some mandatory information was incomplete. The reports were deemed inadequate in 59.2% of the cases. Conclusion: The audit showed significant deficiencies in terms of quality. We suggest investing more time and effort to train both radiologists and radiologic technicians to implement image and report quality standards in their units. Moreover, our study emphasized the importance of the accreditation of the units.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipministry of health of TurkeyMinistry of Health - Turkeyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was financially supported by the ministry of health of Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5812/iranjradiol.32936
dc.identifier.issn1735-1065
dc.identifier.issn2008-2711
dc.identifier.issn1735-1065en_US
dc.identifier.issn2008-2711en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.32936
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/33064
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000396710000017en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKowsar Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIranian Journal of Radiologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMammographyen_US
dc.subjectScreeningen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleMammography Quality in Turkey: Auditors' Report on a Nationwide Surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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