Are you dense? The implications and imaging of the dense breast
Mammography relies on a visual interpretation of imaging results that is often confounded by dense breast tissue. Dense tissue affects the ability and accuracy with which the radiologist is able to detect cancer. Dense tissue may mask the presence of a breast cancer, and breast density is well recog...
Main Author: | Jacqueline S. Smilg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018-08-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Radiology |
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Online Access: | https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1356 |
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