Prediction of benignity or malignancy of a lesion using BI-RADS

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 686-688

  Masroor, Imrana ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast imaging reporting and data system (BI RADS); Ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS; Positive predictive value PPV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 30544434070     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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