Quality assurance for screening mammography: an international comparison

摘要

Study objective-In 1998, the Inter- national Breast Cancer Screening Net- work (IBSN) sponsored an assessment of quality assurance policies and practices to define their scope for population-based screening mammography programmes across IBSN countries. Design-Analysis of data form a survey Designed to assess multiple elements of Screening programme quality assurance, Including organisation of quality assur- Ance activities, mechanisms for site visits And accreditation, requirements for qual- Ity control and data systems, and inclu- Sion of treatment, follow up, and Programme evaluation in screening mam- Mography quality assurance activities.