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Radiographers supporting radiologists in the interpretation of screening mammography: a viable strategy to meet the shortage in the number of radiologists. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundAn alternative approach to the traditional model of radiologists interpreting screening mammography is necessary due to the shortage of radiologists to interpret screening mammograms in many countries.MethodsWe evaluated the performance of 15 ...
A Mohar   +57 more
core   +1 more source

Fine-needle versus core-needle biopsy – which one to choose in preoperative assessment of focal lesions in the breasts? Literature review

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

“It's something I'll do until I die”: A qualitative examination into why older women in the U.S. continue screening mammography

open access: yesCancer Medicine, 2022
Background Professional guidelines in the U.S. do not recommend routine screening mammography for women ≥75 years with limited life expectancy and/or poor health. Yet, routine mammography remains widely used in older women.
Laura E. Brotzman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elicitation and representation of expert knowledge for computer aided diagnosis in mammography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
To study how professional radiologists describe, interpret and make decisions about micro-calcifications in mammograms. The purpose was to develop a model of the radiologists' decision making for use in CADMIUM II, a computerized aid for mammogram ...
Alberdi, E., Lee, R., Taylor, P.
core   +1 more source

Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Mammography in the Evaluation of Carcinoma BreastA Longitudinal Observational Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females worldwide. Mammography is a useful tool to diagnose breast cancer. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has similar sensitivity like mammography to diagnose breast cancer, however MRI ...
Srikant Patro   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the added value of the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope in breast cancer diagnosis\ud [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Purpose: Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a recently developed breast cancer imaging technique. In order to enhance successful clinical implementation, we quantified the potential clinical value of different scenarios incorporating PA imaging by means of ...
Hilgerink, Marjolein P.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Screening mammography [PDF]

open access: yesCancer, 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 ...
openaire   +6 more sources

Characteristics of breast cancers detected by screening mammography in Taiwan: a single institute’s experience

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2023
Background/aim Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in the world. Nearly ninety percent of screening-detected breast cancers were diagnosed with earlier stages of 0 to II in Taiwan.
Hsin-Ju Han   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer: Overdiagnosis in randomised controlled trials of breast cancer screening [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Data from randomised controlled trials of mammographic screening can be used to determine the extent of any overdiagnosis, as soon as either a time equivalent to the lead-time has elapsed after the final screen, or the control arm has been offered ...
AB Miller   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

Artificial Intelligence for Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives.

open access: yesRadiology, 2019
Although computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) is widely used in mammography, conventional CAD programs that use prompts to indicate potential cancers on the mammograms have not led to an improvement in diagnostic accuracy.
Krzysztof J. Geras, R. Mann, L. Moy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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