Calcifications in the breast and digital breast tomosynthesis

Breast Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-644

  Kopans, Daniel ^a   Gavenonis, Sara ^a   Halpern, Elkan ^a   Moore, Richard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

breast; calcifications; digital breast tomosynthesis; mammography; screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FULL FIELD DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; SCREENING;

BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 80755153217     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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