Digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) of breast lesions: Sensitivity and specificity of detection of primary breast cancers

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 536-539

  Kontos, M ^a   Wilson, R ^a   Fentiman, I ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955468676     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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