Does transillumination lightscanning add any value to physical examination and mammography in diagnosis of breast cancer?

Breast Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Jarlman, O ^a   Lidbrink, E ^b   Balldin, G ^a   Larsson, S A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lightscanning; Mammography; Multimodality; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029783625     PISSN: 08886008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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