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Screening Mammography
OBJECTIVE . We evaluated the association between clinical image quality and breast cancer occurrence within 24 months of a negative mammogram. MATERIALS AND METHODS . We identified women with breast cancer who were younger than 40 years old and older and screened from January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1993. We retrospectively assigned Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) asses...
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BACKGROUND Although interpretive performance varies substantially among radiologists, such variation has not been examined among mammography facilities. Understanding sources of facility variation could become a foundation for improving interpretive performance. METHODS In this cross-sectional study conducted between 1996 and 2002, we surveyed 53 facilities to evaluate associations between fa...
متن کاملLetters to the Editors Screening with Mammography
Dr. Skrabanek's recent article (2) contains serious inaccuracies. In his eagerness to disprove the value of breast cancer screening with mammography, he has misinterpreted some parts of the published work and overlooked others. In particular, his attack on the Swedish Two-County trial must not go unchallenged. His first complaint is that randomization was by cluster rather than by individual. R...
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BACKGROUND Despite regular health care, preventive health issues may be neglected in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes. Case-control studies in the United States have shown lower mammogram rates in women with diabetes; however, it is not known whether the presence of diabetes mellitus affects mammography use in a Canadian setting, where there is universal access to health care. ...
متن کاملScreening for breast cancer with mammography.
BACKGROUND A variety of estimates of the benefits and harms of mammographic screening for breast cancer have been published and national policies vary. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of screening for breast cancer with mammography on mortality and morbidity. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched PubMed (June 2005). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised trials comparing mammographic screening with no mammo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0266-4623,1471-6348
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462300001082