Automated full-field breast ultrasonography: The past and the present

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-44

  Chou, Yi Hong ^a   Tiu, Chui Mei ^a   Chen, Jiayu ^b   Chang, Ruey Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b U Systems Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automated scanner; Breast; Computer aided detection; Tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BODY POSITION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOMA; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 34249027919     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6441(08)60022-3     Document Type: Review

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