Digital mammography: Its impact on recall rates and cancer detection rates in a small community-based radiology practice

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 582-585

  Vernacchia, Fred S ^a   Pena, Zachary G ^b  

^a San Luis Medical Clinic   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer detection rates; Digital mammography; Recall rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMMUNITY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68149099589     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1720     Document Type: Article

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