Automated volumetric breast density estimation: A comparison with visual assessment

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 690-695

  Seo, J M ^a   Ko, E S ^a   Han, B K ^a   Ko, E Y ^a   Shin, J H ^a   Hahn, S Y ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; VOLUMETRIC BREAST DENSITY; VOLUMETRY; X RAY TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOLOGY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84878301813     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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