Performance parameters for screening and diagnostic mammography: Specialist and general radiologists

Radiology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 861-869

  Sickles, Edward A ^a   Wolverton, Dulcy E ^a   Dee, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms, diagnosis; Breast neoplasms, radiography; Breast radiography, quality assurance; Cancer screening; Radiology and radiologists, observer performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036721292     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2243011482     Document Type: Article

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