Mammographically detected breast arterial calcifications: Indicators for arteriosclerotic diseases?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-255

  Taşkin, Füsun ^a   Akdilli, Alev ^a   Karaman, Can ^a   Ünsal, Alparslan ^a   Köseoǧlu, Kutsi ^a   Ergin, Filiz ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast; Mammography; Vascular calcification

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); DISEASES; HORMONES; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT); MENOPAUSAL STATUS; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBUMINURIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 33750359852     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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