Digital mammography: A world without film?

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-171

  Lloyd, Sharon ^a   Jirotka, M ^a   Simpson, A C ^a   Highnam, R P ^b   Gavaghan, D J ^a   Watson, D ^c   Brady, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Mirada Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c IBM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital mammography; e Science; Grid computing; NHS Breast Screening Programme

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 20344364667     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633939     Document Type: Conference Paper

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