Negative predictive value of breast-specific gamma imaging in low suspicion breast lesions: A potential means for reducing benign biopsies

Breast Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-321

  Kessler, Rebecca ^a   Sutcliffe, Joseph B ^a   Bell, Lisa ^a   Bradley, Yong C ^a   Anderson, Shane ^a   Banks, Kevin P ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

ADULT; AGED; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST SPECIFIC GAMMA IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955693568     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01077.x     Document Type: Letter

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