Modern Breast Cancer Detection: A Technological Review

Breast cancer is a serious threat worldwide and is the number two killer of women in the United States. The key to successful management is screening and early detection. What follows is a description of the state of the art in screening and detection for breast cancer as well as a discussion of new...

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Main Authors: Adam B. Nover, Shami Jagtap, Waqas Anjum, Hakki Yegingil, Wan Y. Shih, Wei-Heng Shih, Ari D. Brooks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/902326
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