Incorporating new technologies into clinical practice without evidence of effectiveness in prospective studies: Computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast screening reinforces the need for better initial evaluation

Breast

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-221

  Houssami, Nehmat ^a   Given Wilson, Rosalind ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34249054227     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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