Variability of breast density assessment in short-term reimaging with digital mammography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1724-1730

  Kim, Won Hwa ^a   Moon, Woo Kyung ^a   Kim, Sun Mi ^b   Yi, Ann ^c   Chang, Jung Min ^a   Koo, Hye Ryoung ^a   Lee, Su Hyun ^a   Cho, Nariya ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast density; Mammography methods; Mammography utilization; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; DENSITY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BREAST; BREAST DENSITY; MAMMOGRAPHY/METHODS; MAMMOGRAPHY/UTILIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84893706165     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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