Published October 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Breast cancer screening

  • 1. Service de medecine nucleaire, Institut de cancerologie de l'Ouest - ICO, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain (France)

Description

The purpose of this article is to remind why and how the screening mammographic program has been developed in France, and generalized in 2004, and to explain what is the BI-RADS of ACR. Perspectives on emerging new technologies that may change breast cancer screening will be discussed. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mednuc.2014.07.008

Abstract (French)

L'objectif de cet article est de rappeler pourquoi et comment le depistage de masse organise du cancer du sein s'est developpe puis generalise en France en 2004, et d'expliquer ce qu'est le classement BI-RADS de l'ACR. Des perspectives sur le futur du depistage seront donnees. (auteurs)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Depistage du cancer du sein

Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Medecine Nucleaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
no.5
Journal Page Range
p. 283-292
ISSN
0928-1258
CODEN
MNIMEX

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53085729
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; FRANCE; MAMMARY GLANDS; NEOPLASMS; SCREENING
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EUROPE; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; WESTERN EUROPE

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