Breast compression in mammography: How much is enough?

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-126

  Poulos, Ann ^a   McLean, Donald ^a   Rickard, Mary ^b   Heard, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast compression; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTALGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE;

EID: 0038480001     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8461.2003.01139.x     Document Type: Article

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