Patient, facility, and community determinants of timely follow up after abnormal screening mammograms in Appalachia: A multilevel analysis. [PDF]
J Rural HealthAbstract Purpose Examine the extent that community and organizational characteristics influence mammogram recall and biopsy rates in Appalachia. Methods We collected facility survey and Medicare claims (2016‐2018) data on 191 FDA‐registered breast imaging organizations serving 2.65 million women in 5 Appalachian states (KY, OH, PA, VA, and WV). Primary
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Preprocessing of Breast Cancer Images to Create Datasets for Deep-CNN
IEEE Access, 2021 Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in Australia with crude incidence rates increasing drastically from 62.8 at ages 35–39 to 271.4 at ages 50–54 (cases per 100,000 women). Various researchers have proposed methods and tools based on
Abhijith Reddy Beeravolu +5 more
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Journal of Cancer and Allied Specialties, 2018 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to detect diagnostic accuracy of mammography and ultrasound combined versus ultrasound alone in early evaluation of symptomatic breast lesions.
Razia Bano +5 more
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Mammary vascular calcifications and correlation to cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal patients attending the Department of Human Reproduction Biology of the Juarez de México Hospital [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Device and Adjuvant Treatments, 2019 OBJECTIVE: Mammary diseases include a wide spectrum of alterations, ranging from benign tumour, trauma, pain or hypersensitivity of the breast, infections, to metastatic cancer, with distinct clinical manifestations, including breast tenderness, nipple ...
I. Hernández-Marín +3 more
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Primary Breast Carcinoma in Accessory Axillary Breast Tissue: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Accessory axillary breast carcinoma is unusual, with an incidence of 0.2 to 0.6%. It is commonly located in the axilla; however, it may be seen anywhere along the milk line. Development is hormone-dependent, similar to normal breast tissue.
Vikas Goyal +3 more
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A roadside units positioning framework in the context of vehicle-to-infrastructure based on integrated AHP-entropy and group-VIKOR [PDF]
, 2021 The positioning of roadside units (RSUs) in a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication system may have an impact on network performance. Optimal RSU positioning is required to reduce cost and maintain the quality of service. However, RSU positioning
Malik, Rami Qays
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The shifting nature of women’s experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ [PDF]
, 2011 Aim: This paper is a report of a descriptive qualitative study of the evolution of women’s perceptions and experiences of ductal carcinoma in situ from the period near to diagnosis to one year later.
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Turnaround times in breast cancer: From screening to diagnosis to treatment
Journal of Acute Disease, 2013 Objective: To compare our institution with national benchmark times, and identify rate-limiting steps in the process by conducte a retrospective review of the turnaround times in 2009 at the Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center (CCBCC). To evaluate patient
Kaylene J Logan +3 more
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Biology, 2022 Background: Breast cancer, behind skin cancer, is the second most frequent malignancy among women, initiated by an unregulated cell division in breast tissues.
A. K. M. Rakibul Haque Rafid +5 more
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The Big Squeeze: A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram [PDF]
, 2012 [Excerpt] The Big Squeeze: A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram chronicles the often turbulent history of screening mammography since its introduction in the early 1970s. This book makes five key points.
Reynolds, Handel, MD
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