Women's health issues and nuclear medicine, part II: women and breast cancer.
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OBJECTIVE This is the second article of a 4-part series on women's health issues and nuclear medicine. This article reviews women and breast cancer. After reading this article the technologist will be able to: (a) discuss breast cancer statistics and potential risk factors for breast cancer; (b) describe the screening tools and diagnostic procedures used for early detection of breast cancer; and (c) explain the role of radionuclide breast tumor imaging in detecting breast cancer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of nuclear medicine technology
دوره 27 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999