Erschienen in:
01.02.2000 | Review
Breast imaging technology: Current and future technologies for breast cancer imaging
verfasst von:
James P Basilion
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Ausgabe 1/2000
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Excerpt
Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancies and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American females [
1]. Several improvements in diagnostic protocols have enhanced our ability for earlier detection of breast cancer, resulting in improvement of therapeutic outcome and an increased survival rate for breast cancer victims [
2,
3,
4]. The importance of early detection of breast tumors therefore cannot be overemphasized. …