Computer-aided detection of breast cancer: Has promise outstripped performance?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 162-163

  Elmore, Joann G ^a   Carney, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 1342263582     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh049     Document Type: Editorial

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