Prevalence and degree of breast arterial calcifications on mammography: A cross-sectional analysis

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Loberant, Norman ^a,c   Salamon, Vera ^a   Carmi, Nurit ^b   Chernihovsky, Anna ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c Bar Ilan Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Arterial calcifications; cardiovascular disease; mammography; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ARTERIAL CALCIFICATION; BREAST CALCIFICATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

EID: 84920614552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21565597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.119013     Document Type: Article

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