Application of the breast imaging reporting and data system final assessment system in sonography of palpable breast lesions and reconsideration of the modified triple test

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1255-1261

  Kwak, Jin Young ^a,b   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Park, Hai Lin ^b   Kim, Ji Young ^b   Oh, Ki Keun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms, diagnosis; Breast neoplasms, sonography; Breast, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS, DIAGNOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, SONOGRAPHY; BREAST, NEOPLASMS; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION (FNA);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750603227     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.10.1255     Document Type: Article

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