Accuracy and value of breast ultrasound for primary imaging evaluation of symptomatic women 30-39 years of age

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1169-1177

  Lehman, Constance D ^a,b   Lee, Christoph I ^a,b   Loving, Vilert A ^a,b   Portillo, Michael S ^a,b   Peacock, Sue ^a,b   Demartini, Wendy B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Mammography; Ultrasound; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 84868027574     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8842     Document Type: Article

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