Predicting the Cumulative Risk of False-Positive Mammograms
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Predicting the cumulative risk of false-positive mammograms.
BACKGROUND The cumulative risk of a false-positive mammogram can be substantial. We studied which variables affect the chance of a false-positive mammogram and estimated cumulative risks over nine sequential mammograms. METHODS We used medical records of 2227 randomly selected women who were 40-69 years of age on July 1, 1983, and had at least one screening mammogram. We used a Bayesian discr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/92.20.1657