Guidance

Breast screening: guidance for image reading

Guidance for radiologists, radiographic consultant practitioners, breast clinicians and radiographic advanced practitioners undertaking breast screening.

From:
NHS England
Published
16 February 2023
Last updated
11 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Breast screening: guidance for image reading

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

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Details

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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