SynthesisEuropean radiology2015
Diagnostic performance of the automated breast volume scanner: a systematic review of inter-rater reliability/agreement and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy for differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Small Study Effects in Diagnostic Imaging Accuracy: A Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
- ABUS-ResMask-Net: ABUS Lesion Classification Network Design with ResMask Module and BI-RADS Content-Awareness Auxiliary Tasks.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2026Review
- Adjunct Automated Breast Ultrasound in Mammographic Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of imaging · 2025Review
- A controlled trial examining large Language model conformity in psychiatric assessment using the Asch paradigm.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- A nomogram for diagnosis of BI-RADS 4 breast nodules based on three-dimensional volume ultrasound.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Multimodal ultrasound imaging for diagnostic differentiation of sclerosing adenosis from invasive ductal carcinoma.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Diagnostic Performance of Prototype Handheld Ultrasound According to the Fifth Edition of BI-RADS for Breast Ultrasound Compared with Automated Breast Ultrasound among Females with Positive Lumps.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- ABVS-Based Radiomics for Early Predicting the Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancers.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of Automatic Breast Volume Scanner Compared to Handheld Ultrasound on Different Breast Lesions: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Identification of the lymph node metastasis-related automated breast volume scanning features for predicting axillary lymph node tumor burden of invasive breast cancerFrontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Development of a breast cancer screening protocol to use automated breast ultrasound in a local setting.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Comparison of Automated Breast Ultrasound and Hand-Held Breast Ultrasound in the Screening of Dense Breasts.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2021Article
- Utility and Diagnostic Performance of Automated Breast Ultrasound System in Evaluating Pure Non-Mass Enhancement on Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Korean journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Automatic breast ultrasound: state of the art and future perspectives.Ecancermedicalscience · 2020Review
- Diagnostic value of an automated breast volume scanner compared with a hand-held ultrasound: a meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2019Article
- Breast ultrasound: recommendations for information to women and referring physicians by the European Society of Breast Imaging.Insights into imaging · 2018Article
- Automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) in assessing breast cancer size: A comparison with conventional ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.European radiology · 2018Article
- Automated breast ultrasound: basic principles and emerging clinical applications.La Radiologia medica · 2018Review
- Is there an extraclinical value of automated breast volume scanner compared with hand-held ultrasound?: A pilot study.Medicine · 2017Article
- Comparison between automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) versus hand-held ultrasound as a second look procedure after magnetic resonance imaging.European radiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the inter-rater reliability and agreement of the automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) and the diagnostic accuracy for differentiating malignant and benign lesions. The overall aim was to find out if the ABVS is applicable to daily clinical practice.
methodsQualifying studies were retrieved from Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Biosis Preview, CBM disc and by manual search and reference lists up to 30 September 2014. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of ABVS were calculated and summary receiver operating characteristic curves were drawn.
resultsThirteen studies were included in the meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy and seven studies were included in the systematic review of inter-rater reliability/agreement of ABVS. For 'diagnostic accuracy', the pooled values of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios, and diagnostic odds ratio were 92 % (95 % CI 89.9-93.8), 84.9 % (82.4-87.0), 6.172 (4.364-8.730), 0.101 (0.075-0.136), and 72.226 (39.637-131.61), respectively. For the studies of inter-rater reliability/agreement, the quality was heterogeneous and no evidenced result can be pooled.
conclusionsSensitivity and specificity of ABVS for differentiating malignant and benign breast lesions were high. More sound studies focusing on inter-rater reliability/agreement of ABVS, which deeply affect the clinical utilization and generalization of ABVS, are urgently needed. KEY POINTS: • ABVS has high sensitivity and specificity in differentiating malignant and benign breast lesions. • The quality of published inter-rater reliability studies is heterogeneous. • Empirical evidence concerning the inter-rater reliability/agreement for the ABVS is rare. • Comparison studies on ABVS and other medical imaging examinations are warranted.
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