Reader variability in reporting breast imaging according to BI-RADS® assessment categories (the Florence experience)

Breast

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-51

  Ciatto, S ^a,b   Houssami, N ^c   Apruzzese, A ^a,b   Bassetti, E ^a,b   Brancato, B ^a,b   Carozzi, F ^a,b   Catarzi, S ^a,b   Lamberini, M P ^a,b   Marcelli, G ^a,b   Pellizzoni, R ^a,b   Pesce, B ^a,b   Risso, G ^a,b   Russo, F ^a,b   Scorsolini, A ^a,b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Diagnosis; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ITALY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 32244441618     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.04.019     Document Type: Article

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