West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 1513-7368 20 2 2019 02 01 Radiologists’ Performance at Reduced Recall Rates in Mammography: A Laboratory Study 537 543 82232 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.2.537 EN Norhashimah Mohd Norsuddin Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia. Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, The National University of Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 0000-0003-3877-1292 Claudia Mello-Thoms Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia. Warren Reed Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia. Sarah Lewis Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia. Journal Article 2018 07 10 Rationale and objectives: Target recall rates are often used as a performance indicator in mammography screening<br />programs with the intention of reducing false positive decisions, over diagnosis and anxiety for participants. However,<br />the relationship between target recall rates and cancer detection is unclear, especially when readers are directed to<br />adhere to a predetermined rate. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of setting different recall rates on<br />radiologist’s performance. Materials and Methods: Institutional ethics approval was granted and informed consent<br />was obtained from each participating radiologist. Five experienced breast imaging radiologists read a single test set<br />of 200 mammographic cases (20 abnormal and 180 normal). The radiologists were asked to identify each case that<br />they required to be recalled in three different recall conditions; free recall, 15% and 10% and mark the location of any<br />suspicious lesions. Results: Wide variability in recall rates was observed when reading at free recall, ranging from<br />18.5% to 34.0%. Readers demonstrated significantly reduced performance when reading at prescribed recall rates,<br />with lower sensitivity (H=12.891, P=0.002), case location sensitivity (H=12.512, P=0.002) and ROC AUC (H=11.601,<br />P=0.003) albeit with an increased specificity (H=12.704, P=0.002). However, no significant changes were evident in<br />lesion location sensitivity (H=1.982, P=0.371) and JAFROC FOM (H=1.820, P=0.403). Conclusion: In this laboratory<br />study, reducing the number of recalled cases to 10% significantly reduced radiologists’ performance with lower detection<br />sensitivity, although a significant improvement in specificity was observed. https://journal.waocp.org/article_82232_cfa3a6179eb2434699aa9c405880ff8a.pdf