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Quantification of masking risk in screening mammography with volumetric breast density maps

PURPOSE: Fibroglandular tissue may mask breast cancers, thereby reducing the sensitivity of mammography. Here, we investigate methods for identification of women at high risk of a masked tumor, who could benefit from additional imaging. METHODS: The last negative screening mammograms of 111 women wi...

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Autores principales: Holland, Katharina, van Gils, Carla H., Mann, Ritse M., Karssemeijer, Nico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28161786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-017-4137-4