Is Maximum Positive Predictive Value a Good Indicator of an Optimal Screening Mammography Practice?
Lara A. Hardesty1,
Amy H. Klym,
Betty E. Shindel,
Denise M. Chough,
Jules H. Sumkin and
David Gur
1 All authors: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Magee Women's Hospital, 300 Halket St., Ste. 4200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Fig. 1.Graph shows three possible models of the relationship between
sensitivity and recall rates given an assumed technology-based upper limit of
sensitivity for mammography at 90%: linear (), convex (), and
sigmoidal ().