Observer variability in cancer detection during routine repeat (incident) mammographic screening in a study of two versus one view mammography

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 152-158

  Blanks, R G ^a   Wallis, M G ^c   Given Wilson, R M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Duchess of Kent Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography; Number of readers; Number of views; Observer variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 0032699489     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.6.3.152     Document Type: Article

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