Screening program for early detection of breast cancer

Scientists working at the University of Sydney, Australia in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and Ziltron, have developed a web-based pioneering program to monitor the performance of radiologists in the detection and diagnosis of abnormalities in breast cancer diagnosis. Currently, the program began to be deployed across Australia, aimed at increasing the rate of early detection of breast cancer through screening and reducing the mortality and consequences of breast cancer.

Every year in Australia there are about 1.6 million women taking mammograms, however, reading mammograms is one of the most difficult tasks in radiological diagnosis , according to Patrick Brennan, co-director of breast cancer screening program and Professor at the Department of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia.

The Australia-wide breast cancer screening program aims to maximize the number of early diagnosed breast cancers, allowing early treatment and the best treatment for the disease. patient. The problem is to provide feedback and visual support for those who visit this website.

"Australia's breast cancer screening project provides support through increasing the chances for radiologists to monitor their performance and receive feedback from a series of test cases " , according to Professor Brennan.

Australia-wide breast cancer screening program is built on a web-based basis, this is the world's first test for digital screen reading, designed to evaluate user performance In correctly determining the abnormalities on mammograms and in explaining whether or not the lesion is identified as causing the risk of breast cancer.

"The power of this project is a comprehensive collection of X-ray images that help shape test suites," said Professor Brennan . "X-ray images have been developed in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and confirmed through final scans and biopsies".

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This project will benefit all breast cancer screening services in Australia, ensuring breast cancer screening services in more than 500 locations across Australia.

The site was developed by Ziltron, based on a system with unique embedded algorithms that enable the provision of near real-time assessments and feedback to coordinate standard operations. guess the X-ray doctors and will also allow development of national performance standards based on confidential data collection.

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"This will allow us to determine the level of difference between breast cancer screening services in Australia, setting the reference level for good performance and encouraging programs to improve management quality goals according to Performance " , according to Warwick Lee, a diagnostic imaging for BreastScreen NSW, an associate professor at the University of Sydney, Australia and co-director of the breast cancer screening program.

The data collection process through our technology partnership with Dr. John Ryan, a website developed by Ziltron, has opened up tremendous opportunities for further research into breast cancer. , or through breast cancer diagnosis processes will create great potential for improving future standards, according to Professor Brennan.

Dr. John Ryan, CEO of Ziltron, a global company specializing in designing web-based performance analysis systems in real time, has helped Australia become a leading country. in this field.

"By using our system as an effective tool in breast cancer early screening project, Australia is proving to be the most innovative and progressive country in this area."

The Australian Ministry of Health and Geriatrics, has funded the development and implementation of breast cancer screening projects nationwide (Australia), the pilot construction funding provided by Hoang College Australia and New Zealand Imaging Training Specialist (RANZCR). In addition, there are X-ray doctors volunteering to participate in the project recognized by RANZCR.