The clinical impact of breast scintigraphy acquired with a breast specific γ-camera (BSGC) in the diagnosis of breast cancer: Incremental value versus mammography

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 483-489

  Spanu, Angela ^a   Sanna, Daniela ^a   Chessa, Francesca ^a   Manca, Alessandra ^a   Cottu, Pierina ^b   Fancellu, Alessandro ^b   Nuvoli, Susanna ^a   Madeddu, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast scintigraphy; Breast specific camera; Mammography

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; BREAST SPECIFIC GAMMA CAMERA; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863595886     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1495     Document Type: Article

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