Open AccessUltrasound as the Primary Screening Test for Breast Cancer: Analysis From ACRIN 6666
Author(s) -
Wendie A. Berg,
Andriy I. Bandos,
Ellen B. Mendelson,
Daniel E. Lehrer,
Roberta A. Jong,
Etta D. Pisano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jnci journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djv367
Subject(s) - mammography , medicine , breast cancer , digital mammography , biopsy , cancer , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , ultrasound , radiology , oncology , nuclear medicine , physics , optics
Mammography is not widely available in all countries, and breast cancer incidence is increasing. We considered performance characteristics using ultrasound (US) instead of mammography to screen for breast cancer.
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