Good reasons to implement quality assurance in nationwide breast cancer screening programs in Croatia and Serbia: Results from a pilot study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-128

  Ciraj Bjelac, Olivera ^a   Faj, Dario ^b   Stimac, Damir ^b   Kosutic, Dusko ^a   Arandjic, Danijela ^a   Brkic, Hrvoje ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^c JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dose; Image quality; Mammography; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROATIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SERBIA;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SERBIA;

EID: 79954922102     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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