Study Design. A reliability assessment of standardized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
interpretations and measurements. Objective. To determine the intra-and inter-reader …

PURPOSE: To describe measures of mammography performance in a geographically defined
population and evaluate the interpreter’s use of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data …

BACKGROUND Despite much evidence that modifying risk factors for coronary heart
disease can decrease morbidity and mortality, little is known about the impact of risk-factor …

Background. This study assessed the degree of diagnostic agreement among community-based
general pathologists reading slides of representative breast tissue specimens and …

BACKGROUND: In July 2001, PET became a covered service for Medicare beneficiaries
when used for the diagnosis, staging, and restaging of non–small-cell lung, esophageal, …

Purpose. This study investigated the possible mechanisms for the expected improvement in
dyspnea with pulmonary rehabilitation. Methods. Lung function, clinical ratings of dyspnea, …

Cancer screening and timely follow-up of abnormal results can reduce mortality. One barrier
to follow-up is the failure to identify abnormal results. While EHRs have coded results for …

The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) collected data on intended management before
and after PET in cancer patients. We have previously reported that PET was associated …

BACKGROUND: Recent data indicate that 10- to 14-mm Mycobacterium tuberculosis purified
protein derivative (PPD) reactions are often due to prior infections with nontuberculous …

New Hampshire (NH) is one of two states that has developed a population-based
mammography registry. The purpose of this paper is to describe what we have learned about …