Symmetry of projection in the quantitative analysis of mammographic images

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 319-327

  Byng, J W ^a   Boyd, N F ^b   Little, L ^b   Lockwood, G ^b   Fishell, E ^c   Jong, R A ^d   Yaffe, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast; breast cancer; mammography; parenchymal density; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMENOPAUSE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030475410     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199610000-00003     Document Type: Article

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