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Three Digital Mammography Display Configurations : Observer Performance in a Pilot ROC Study

, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine if displays that provide more grayscale levels (10bit vs. 8bit) can improve observer performance in breast cancer detection.
Muller, Steve, Cheruvu, Raja, Scislaw, Steven, Ellis, Richard, Heffernan, Patrick, Tabar, László K.,, Nino, Alfredo S., Masrani, Deepa, Goralnik, Cynthia, Schreiber, Eric, Zhang, Daoxian   +10 more
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Validity of self-reported mammography uptake in the Belgian health interview survey: selection and reporting bias. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: The validity of self-reported mammography uptake is often questioned. We assessed the related selection and reporting biases among women aged 50-69 years in the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) using reimbursement data for mammography ...
Charafeddine, Rana, F. Berete, J. Van der Heyden, J. Tafforeau, O. Bruyère, Tafforeau, Jean, Van Oyen, Herman, F. Renard, R. Charafeddine, Renard, Françoise, Van der Heyden, Johan, Berete, Finaba, S. Demarest, H. Van Oyen, Bruyère, Olivier, Demarest, Stefaan   +15 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, K. Chiuri, J. Broggio, G. Reeves, I. Barnes   +4 more
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Mammography screening: views from women and primary care physicians in Crete [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women and a leading cause of death from cancer in women in Europe. Although breast cancer incidence is on the rise worldwide, breast cancer mortality over the past 25 years has been ...
Frances Griffiths, Christos Lionis, Tsiftsis Dimitris, Dimitris Tsiftsis, Trigoni, Maria, Tsiftsis, Dimitris, Koumantakis Eugenios, Maria Trigoni, Griffiths Frances, Lionis Christos, Eileen Green, Eugenios Koumantakis, Trigoni Maria, Koumantakis, Eugenios, Green Eileen, Griffiths, Frances, Lionis, Christos, Green, Eileen   +17 more
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The Ongoing Revolution in Breast Imaging Calls for a Similar Revolution in Breast Pathology

International Journal of Breast Cancer, 2012
Communication between pathologists and radiologists suffers from a lack of common ground: the pathologists examine cells in ultrathin tissue slices having the area of a postage stamp, while the radiologists examine images of an entire organ, but without ...
L. Tabár, P. B. Dean, N. Lindhe, M. Ingvarsson   +3 more
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Advantages of lateral BMD DEXA measurement and concomitant lateral spinal imaging at the point of service over conventional PA measurement in the estimation of BMD

South African Journal of Radiology, 2003
This study examined 144 sequentially selected female patients with a mean age of 53.4 years. The purpose was to assess whether instant vertebral assessment (IVA) and lateral DEXA bone mineral density (BMD) measurement in the lumbar spine would render a ...
Paul Sneider
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Adjusting the frequency of mammography screening on the basis of genetic risk: Attitudes among women in the UK. [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose To explore public attitudes towards modifying frequency of mammography screening based on genetic risk. Methods Home-based interviews were carried out with a population-based sample of 942 women aged 18–74 years in the UK.
Side, L, Lanceley, Anne, Rahman, B, Side, Lucy, Gessler, S, Gessler, Sue, Fraser, Lindsay, Pashayan, N, Meisel, Susanne F., Meisel, SF, Rahman, Belinda, Wardle, Jane, Fraser, L, Lanceley, A, Pashayan, Nora, Wardle, J   +15 more
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Mammography screening and mortality by risk status in the California teachers study

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background The debate continues among medical professionals regarding the frequency, starting age, and stopping age for mammography screening. Some experts suggest tailoring recommendations based on individuals’ personal breast cancer risk.
Hannah Lui Park, Jenny Chang, Vikram Haridass, Sophia S. Wang, Argyrios Ziogas, Hoda Anton-Culver   +5 more
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Experience of Pain and Unpleasantness during Mammography Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Roles of Emotional, Cognitive, and Personality Factors

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of malignant tumors among women worldwide. Its successful prevention depends on the degree of participation in screening programs, which can be influenced by psychological factors, including fear ...
Casandra I. Montoro, María del Carmen Alcaraz, Carmen M. Galvez-Sánchez   +2 more
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Fine-needle versus core-needle biopsy – which one to choose in preoperative assessment of focal lesions in the breasts? Literature review

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017
Aim: The aim of the study was to review two techniques that can be used to verify focal lesions in the breasts: fine-needle aspiration biopsy and core-needle biopsy.
Ewa Łukasiewicz, Agnieszka Ziemiecka, Wiesław Jakubowski, Jelena Vojinovic, Magdalena Bogucevska, Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak   +5 more
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