American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 165, 1367-1369, Copyright © 1995 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Problems with the American College of Radiology Standard for Diagnostic Mammography
DB Kopans
Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
In an effort to help assure quality, the American College of Radiology
(ACR) has developed standards for many imaging procedures. One of the most
recent standards adopted is the ACR Standard for Diagnostic Mammography and
Problem-Solving Breast Evaluation. Despite the fact that this Standard
apparently went through a lengthy review process (although this author, a
member of the Breast Cancer Task Force of the ACR, never gave his
approval), it contains many unsupportable recommendations.