Assessment of breast density in women from different regions of Brazil
Heliyon, 2021 In many countries, there is an interest in determining the location of the women with the highest breast density. This investigation is important for optimize screening for breast cancer for women with dense breasts as other imaging modalities since 2D ...
Camila Engler +4 more
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An image quality review programme in a population‐based mammography screening service
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2021 Introduction Mammography is one of the most technically demanding radiographic processes, and mammography quality assurance initiatives are priorities in the implementation of public health screening services.
Vania Galli +4 more
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Does mammographic screening and a negative result affect attitudes towards future breast screening? [PDF]
, 2001 OBJECTIVES:To investigate the impact of an experience of a benign mammographic result on intention to seek medical help immediately in the case of breast abnormalities, and on intentions and thoughts about future participation in screening.
Boer, H. +2 more
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Blind-ending bifid ureter – a case report of rare congenital anomaly and its sonographic appearance
Journal of Ultrasonography, 2022 We report a case of a blind-ending bifid ureter in a 67-year-old woman with ascites initially diagnosed with B-mode and Color Doppler ultrasonography and afterwards verified with contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography. A literature review of the
Łyczek Wojciech, Migda Bartosz
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Lesions of “uncertain malignant potential” in the breast (B3) identified with mammography screening
BMC Cancer, 2018 Background Core needle biopsy (CNB) is a standard diagnostic procedure in the setting of breast cancer screening. However, CNB may result in the borderline diagnoses of lesion of uncertain malignant potential (B3). The aim of this study was to access the
Christiane Richter-Ehrenstein +3 more
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Twenty five year follow-up for breast cancer incidence and mortality of the Canadian national breast screening study: randomised screening trial [PDF]
, 2014 Annual mammography in women aged 40-59 does not reduce mortality from breast cancer beyond that of physical examination or usual care when adjuvant therapy for breast cancer is freely available.
Anthony B. Miller +5 more
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Ethnicity and the surgical management of early invasive breast cancer in over 164 000 women
BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 This large national study examined in detail the patterns in surgical management of early breast cancer in women of different ethnicities. Allowing for different patterns of age and stage at presentation, the surgical management of early breast cancer was similar in all women, regardless of ethnicity. All treated the same Background Limited information
T. Gathani +4 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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American Journal of Roentgenology, 1986 Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer and is the only means of detecting nonpalpable cancers that are often more curable. Based on this, guidelines have evolved but compliance with them has been slow. Reservations are based on yield-cost-benefit-harm considerations, but uniformed and/or disadvantaged women and reluctance if not ...
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Report on the Breast Ultrasound and Mammography Workshop held in Pretoria, 23-26 September 1999
South African Journal of Radiology, 2000 No abstract available.
Garth Kruger
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