Table 2 Comparison and pairwise test for the cancer detection rate and recall rate

From: Artificial intelligence for breast cancer screening in mammography (AI-STREAM): preliminary analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort study

Reading

Cancer number

CDR (‰)

Rate (95% CI)

BRs without AI

123

5.01

5.01 (4.13, 5.89)

BRs with AI

140

5.70

5.70 (4.76, 6.65)

AI standalone

128

5.21

5.21 (4.31, 6.12)

GRs without AI

95

3.87

3.87 (3.09, 4.65)

GRs with AI

120

4.89

4.89 (4.02, 5.76)

 

Pairwise comparison

Est

p-value

CDR (‰)

BRa without AI (5.01) vs BRa with AI (5.70)

−0.67 (−1.02, −0.36)

<0.001

AI standalone (5.21) vs BRa without AI (5.01)

0.20 (−1.06, 1.47)

0.752

AI standalone (5.21) vs BRa with AI (5.70)

−0.49 (−1.79, 0.81)

0.462

GRb without AI (3.87) vs GRb with AI (4.89)

−1.02 (−1.46, −0.57)

<0.001

AI standalone (5.21) vs GRb without AI (3.87)

1.34 (0.15, 2.53)

0.027

AI standalone (5.21) vs GRb with AI (4.89)

0.33 (−0.93, 1.58)

0.611

Reading

Cancer number

RR (%)

Rate (95% CI)

BRs without AI

1100

4.48

4.48 (4.22, 4.74)

BRs with AI

1113

4.53

4.53 (4.27, 4.79)

AL standalone

1535

6.25

6.25 (5.95, 6.56)

GRs without AI

1548

6.31

6.31 (6, 6.61)

GRs with AI

1690

6.89

6.89 (6.57, 7.2)

 

Pairwise comparison

Est

p-value

RR (%)

BRa without AI (4.48) vs BRa with AI (4.53)

−0.05 (−0.23, 0.13)

0.564

AI standalone (6.25) vs BRa without AI (4.48)

1.77 (1.37, 2.17)

<0.001

AI standalone (6.25) vs BRa with AI (4.53)

1.72 (1.32, 2.12)

<0.001

GRb without AI (6.31) vs GRb with AI (6.89)

−0.58 (−0.77, −0.39)

<0.001

AI standalone (6.25) vs GRb without AI (6.31)

−0.05 (−0.48, 0.38)

0.809

AI standalone (6.25) vs GRb with AI (6.89)

−0.63 (−1.07, −0.17)

0.005

  1. All p-values were two-sided, and p-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance.
  2. AI artificial intelligence, BRs breast radiologists, CDR cancer detection rate, GRs general radiologists, RR recall rate.
  3. aExperts in breast imaging with more than >10 years of experience.
  4. bRadiologists not specializing in breast imaging.