Compliance with recommended follow-up after fine-needle aspiration biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions: A retrospective study

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-74

  Pal, Sunita ^a   Ikeda, Debra M ^a,b   Birdwell, Robyn L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast radiography, quality assurance; Breast, biopsy; Medicolegal problems; Radiology and radiologists, departmental management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029790338     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816523     Document Type: Article

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