A comparison of the effectiveness of 28 kV (grid) versus 25 kV (no grid) mammographic techniques for breast screening

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 1022-1027

  Warren, R M L ^a,c   Duffy, S ^b  

^a Epping Breast Screening Service   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0030711068     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.838.9404206     Document Type: Article

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