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Modern Breast Cancer Detection: A Technological Review

Breast cancer is a serious threat worldwide and is the number two killer of women in the United States. The key to successful management is screening and early detection. What follows is a description of the state of the art in screening and detection for breast cancer as well as a discussion of new...

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Autores principales: Nover, Adam B., Jagtap, Shami, Anjum, Waqas, Yegingil, Hakki, Shih, Wan Y., Shih, Wei-Heng, Brooks, Ari D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20069109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/902326
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Sumario:Breast cancer is a serious threat worldwide and is the number two killer of women in the United States. The key to successful management is screening and early detection. What follows is a description of the state of the art in screening and detection for breast cancer as well as a discussion of new and emerging technologies. This paper aims to serve as a starting point for those who are not acquainted with this growing field.