The availability of high-speed internet transfer of images may affect the requirement and role of local radiologists by transferring images to major centres for rapid specialist interpretation.
An ideal technique to determine high risk of progression to cancer would not only be sensitive and specific, but would also be quick, non-invasive and would not require specialist interpretation.
Specificity is comparable with a single-lead ECG analysed by a cardiologist and the result does not require specialist interpretation, which is an advantage over the single-lead ECG monitors and keeps screening straightforward and costs less.
The overall clinical evaluation, consisting of the specialists' combined interpretation of the patients' history and all index tests, was somewhat more accurate.
Results without clear clinical utility should either be restricted to genetic specialists for interpretation, or at a minimum not be prominently displayed in EMR interfaces.
A question was asked about the confidence of breast cancer specialists in the interpretation of DXA scans.
"I thought he was the town drunk," said Ms. Smith, who helps run the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss., and holds the title of interpretation specialist.
It is followed by Shakespeare's dark romance "The Winter's Tale" (April 2 to 21) and the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods," performed by the Fiasco Theater, specialists in minimalist interpretations, with 10 actors and a single piano (May 3 to June 2).
