Mammography 1984: challenge to radiology

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.1.1· OSTI ID:6601164

McLelland, R

Mammography has made major contributions in the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. It is the only reliable means of detecting nonpalpable cancers and can detect many small breast cancers in early stages, when they may be curable. It should be applied more widely, especially in screening asymptomatic women aged 40 or over. Restraints on its optimal application to the control of breast cancer are the expense of examination and the lack of properly trained and committed radiologists. These are challenges to radiology that must be addressed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
• OSTI ID: 6601164
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 143; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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550602* -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AGE DEPENDENCE
ANIMALS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
CARCINOMAS
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
FEMALES
GLANDS
MAMMALS
MAMMARY GLANDS
MAN
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PRIMATES
RADIOLOGY
SCREENING
VERTEBRATES
WOMEN