Efficacy of MRI and Mammography for Breast-Cancer Screening in Women with a Familial or Genetic Predisposition
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- 29 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (5), 427-437
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa031759
Abstract
The value of regular surveillance for breast cancer in women with a genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer is currently unproven. We compared the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with that of mammography for screening in this group of high-risk women.Keywords
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