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New Requirements Needed to Enhance Mammogram Interpretation


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May 18 -- To help breast imaging facilities determine how accurately they are interpreting mammograms, FDA should require the facilities to collect specific data that can be used to better measure their staffs' performance, says a report from the Institute of Medicine. Questions about the quality of mammography interpretation have lingered since passage of the Mammography Quality Standards Act in 1992.


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