Artifacts in mammography: Ways to identify and overcome them

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 634-640

  Chaloeykitti, L ^a   Muttarak, Malai ^a   Ng, K H ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Mammography; Pseudolesions; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

DEODORANT AGENT; HALIDE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; SILVER; SUTURE MATERIAL; TALC; ZINC;

ARTIFACT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CALCIFICATION; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33745906832     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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