## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The authors compared the performance of screening mammography versus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women at genetically high risk for breast cancer. ## METHODS The authors conducted an international prospective study of screening mammography and MRI in asymptomati
Practicalities of developing a breast magnetic resonance imaging screening service for women at high risk for breast cancer
β Scribed by Belinda E. Kiely; Lucinda K. Hossack; Clair L. Shadbolt; Anna Davis; Robin Cassumbhoy; Kate Moodie; Yoland Antill; Gillian Mitchell
- Book ID
- 108998947
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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