Breast Arterial Calcifications in Mammography: Evaluating Diagnostic Accuracy, Reproducibility, and Clinical Feasibility of Visual Scoring Systems
Grading BACs is feasible, with consistently high interobserver agreement across scoring systems. The 4-level vessel count scale demonstrated a favorable balance of accuracy, reproducibility, and practicality, suggesting it may warrant further evaluation as a potential tool in mammography-based cardiovascular risk assessment.
Authors
- Thomas Frauenfelder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-6619)
- Jonathan A. Saenger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8667-3884)
- Denise Bos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9585-9787)
- A Boss
- Bjarne Kerber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-2181)
- Ela Uenal
- Jasmin Happe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0118-0397)
- Kilian Kaim
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- GZO Spital Wetzikon (CH)
- Essen University Hospital (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Breast Imaging
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbaf069
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00