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Single view mammography. A simple and efficient approach to breast cancer screening
Author(s) -
Lundgren Bengt,
Jakobsson SÖRen
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197609)38:3<1124::aid-cncr2820380312>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , breast cancer , breast cancer screening , population , mammography screening , cancer , radiology , oncology , gynecology , medical physics , environmental health
In 1974 a new approach to breast cancer screening was introduced–‐the single view mammography method. An urban nonselected population of 6845 women of more than 34 years of age were screened with one roentgenogram of each breast. By this method it has been possible to reduce the radiation dose, while the patient flow is increased and the costs are decreased to an acceptable level. Forty cases of breast carcinoma were detected (6.7/1000). Twenty cases were preclinical.