Increase in cancer detection and recall rates with independent double interpretation of screening mammography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1461-1467

  Harvey, Susan C ^a   Geller, Berta ^b   Oppenheimer, Robert G ^a   Pinet, Melanie ^a   Riddell, Leslie ^b   Garra, Brian ^a  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0242684515     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.5.1801461     Document Type: Article

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