The establishment of an assessment method for radiographers to undertake mammographic image interpretation and reporting
JL Horrocks · Breast Cancer Research · 2002
To develop an assessment form for mammographic reading/reporting. To determine the number of cases for reporting in the allocated assessment time. To propose the mark weighting for each section of the assessment form. To establish a pass mark. The agreed format for the assessment form was as follows: four sections headed clinical details, radiological observations, appropriate response and conclusion (including recommendations if appropriate). Ten cases were to be undertaken per hourly assessment. Twenty marks were allocated to each case, the observation section holding the greatest weighting. The pass mark required 100 marks from the available 200 - a fail for four cases being misinterpreted.