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Guidance: Breast screening: guidance for image reading

Nhs England

March 11
17:23 2024

National Breast Screening System (NBSS) guide for mammography image readers

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This guidance covers:

  • protocols for image reading
  • information on facilities and equipment for image reading
  • understanding quality standards for radiology

There is an accompanying National Breast Screening System (NBSS) user guide, explaining how to report images on NBSS.

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Published 16 February 2023
Last updated 11 March 2024 +show all updates
  1. Section 4.2 - Film Reader QA updated. Total number of reads as a first reader has been updated.

  2. First published.

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