A true screening environment for review of interval breast cancers: Pilot study to reduce bias

Radiology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 411-415

  Gordon, Paula B ^a   Borugian, Marilyn J ^a   Warren Burhenne, Linda J ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREAST NEOPLASMS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35348988186     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2451061798     Document Type: Article

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