A first evaluation of breast radiological density assessment by QUANTRA software as compared to visual classification

Breast

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-506

  Ciatto, Stefano ^a   Bernardi, Daniela ^a   Calabrese, Massimo ^b   Durando, Manuela ^c   Gentilini, Maria Adalgisa ^d   Mariscotti, Giovanna ^c   Monetti, Francesco ^b   Moriconi, Enrica ^e   Pesce, Barbara ^e   Roselli, Antonella ^e   Stevanin, Carmen ^f   Tapparelli, Margherita ^f   Houssami, Nehmat ^g  

^a APSS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c AOU San Giovanni Battista Molinette   (Italy)

^d Servizio Osservatorio Epidemiologico   (Italy)

^e Diagnostica Senologica   (Italy)

^f Azienda Sanitaria di Bolzano   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer assessment; Mammography; Radiological density

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BI RADS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RADIOLOGICAL DENSITY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL DENSITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84863879222     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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