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The screening value of mammography for breast cancer: an overview of 28 systematic reviews with evidence mapping. [PDF]

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol
Background The effectiveness of mammography screening in reducing breast cancer mortality and the accuracy of various mammography techniques have been widely studied.
Shi J, Li J, Gao Y, Chen W, Zhao L, Li N, Tian J, Li Z.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Screening for breast cancer : medicalization, visualization and the embodied experience [PDF]

, 2010
Women’s perspectives on breast screening (mammography and breast awareness) were explored in interviews with midlife women sampled for diversity of background and health experience.
Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer Screening, Brown N., Cancer Research UK, Economic and Social Data Service, Ehrenreich B., Eileen Green, Europa Donna, Forrest APM, Frances Griffiths, Gillian Bendelow, Green E., Green J., Griffiths F., Griffiths FE, Gøtzsche PC, Haraway DJ, Howson A., Illich I., Julie Palmer, Kapsalis T., Kösters JP, Lupton D., Lupton, D., Miller D., NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, Office of National Statistics, Reissman CK, Swain J, Urry J., Vainio H.   +29 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

A Deep Learning Approach for Virtual Contrast Enhancement in Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography [PDF]

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 116 (2024) 102398, 2023
Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) is a dual-energy mammographic imaging technique that first needs intravenously administration of an iodinated contrast medium; then, it collects both a low-energy image, comparable to standard mammography, and a high-energy image.
arxiv   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Evaluation of Different Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for High-Risk Women in Beijing, China: A Real-World Population-Based Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundMammography-based breast cancer screening has been widely implemented in many developed countries. Evidence was needed on participation and diagnostic performance of population-based breast cancer screening using ultrasound in China.MethodsWe ...
Xi Zhang, Lei Yang, Shuo Liu, Huichao Li, Qingyu Li, Yangyang Cheng, Ning Wang, Jiafu Ji, Jiafu Ji   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of supervised and semi-supervised GrowCut applied to segmentation of masses in mammography images [PDF]

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, v. 5, p. 1-19, 2017, 2017
Breast cancer is already one of the most common form of cancer worldwide. Mammography image analysis is still the most effective diagnostic method to promote the early detection of breast cancer. Accurately segmenting tumors in digital mammography images is important to improve diagnosis capabilities of health specialists and avoid misdiagnosis.
arxiv   +1 more source

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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