Measurement of breast density with digital breast tomosynthesis-a systematic review

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1043, 2014, Pages

  Ekpo, E U ^a,b   McEntee, M F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 84908688825     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: 1748880X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140460     Document Type: Review

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