Sommer, Alexander http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2770-7765
Weigel, Stefanie
Hense, Hans-Werner
Gerß, Joachim
Weyer-Elberich, Veronika
Kerschke, Laura
Nekolla, Elke
Lenzen, Horst
Heindel, Walter
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Heindel, Walter
Weigel, Stefanie
Gerß, Joachim
Hense, Hans-Werner
Hecht, Gerold
Sommer, Alexander
Lenzen, Horst
Czwoydzinski, Jörg
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Article History
Received: 22 January 2024
Accepted: 25 April 2024
First Online: 16 July 2024
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Walter Heindel, Clinic for Radiology and Reference Center for Mammography Münster, University of Münster and University Hospital Münster, Germany.
: Alexander Sommer: works for the National Reference Center Mammography Münster, a third-party–funded project at the University of Münster and the associated Reference Screening Unit; works for CO.RA Consulting Radiologie GbR; involved in the educational courses of the Reference Center and received payments for lectures. Stefanie Weigel: works for the National Reference Center Mammography Münster, a third-party–funded project at the University of Münster and the associated Reference Screening Unit; involved in the educational courses of the Reference Center and received payments for lectures; unpaid member of the Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft, AG Mammadiagnostik, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Senologie. Walter Heindel: runs the National Reference Center Mammography Münster, a third-party–funded project at the University of Münster and the associated Reference Screening Unit; involved in the educational courses of the Reference Center Mammography Münster and received payments for lectures. Hans-Werner Hense: involved with the educational courses of the Reference Center and received payments for lectures. Joachim Gerß: consulting fees from Dr. August Wolff, Ecker + Ecker, QUIRIS Healthcare, TESARO Bio; honoraria from Roche Pharma and TESARO Bio; payment for TOMAHAWK study, University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany and Ruxo-BEAT trial, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Laura Kerschke: no relevant relationships. Veronika Weyer-Elberich: no relevant relationships. Horst Lenzen: works for the National Reference Center Mammography Münster, a third-party–funded project at the University of Münster and the associated Reference Screening Unit; works for CO.RA Consulting Radiologie GbR; involved in the educational courses of the Reference Center and received payments for lectures, consulting for the Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe. Elke Nekolla: no relevant relationships.
: Mr. Joachim Gerß (author) kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript as well as Ms. Laura Kerschke (author) and Ms. Veronika Weyer-Elberich (author). Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained, and the approving bodies were: (1) Ethics Commission Münster, Gartenstraße 210–214. 48147 Münster, Germany; (2) Ethics Commission, Ärztekammer Niedersachen, Karl-Wiechert-Alle 18–22, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (3) Ethics Commission, Artzekammer Nordrhein, Tersteegnstraße 9, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany. The ethics votes have been attached.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported: Heindel W et al []; Weigel S et al []; Weigel S et al []; Weigel S et al (2024) Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis: is independent double reading still required? RöFo, publication 2024 ().
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