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Breast Cancer
Soft copy and hard copy readings of mammograms are typically comparable
May 13th, 2004
Soft copy and hard copy readings of mammograms are typically comparable. "The objective of this study was to compare soft copy reading at a mammography work station with hard copy reading of full-field digital mammographic images. Mammograms of 60 patients (n=29 malignant, n=31 benign) performed with full-field digital mammography (Senographe 2000D, GE, Buc, France) were evaluated. Reading was performed based on hard copy prints (Scopix, Agfa, Leverkusen, Germany) and on 2 k x 2.5 k high-resolution monitors (Sun Ultra 60, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, California, USA)," investigators in Germany report. "Four readers with different levels of experience...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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