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Film Mammography

The use of x-rays to create a picture of the breast on a film.
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
The readout thickness versus the measured thickness for a range of screen film mammography and full-field digital mammography units.
PURPOSE To establish a simple method to determine breast readout accuracy on mammography units. METHODS A thickness measuring… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Follow-up and final results of the oslo I study comparing screen-film mammography and full-field digital mammography with soft-copy reading
Purpose: To compare cancer detection rates of screen-film (SFM) and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with soft-copy reading… 
2003
2003
Dose reduction in full-field digital mammography: an anthropomorphic breast phantom study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential for radiation dose reduction by using other beam qualities in full-field… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Computer-aided diagnosis of masses with full-field digital mammography.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Magnification mammography: a comparison of full-field digital mammography and screen-film mammography for the detection of simulated small masses and microcalcifications
Abstract. The objective of this study was a comparison of a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system and a conventional… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Nonpalpable breast lesions: diagnosis with slightly overpenetrated screen-film mammography and hook wire-directed biopsy in 1,014 cases.
Slightly overpenetrated screen-film mammography and hook wire-directed localization were used in 1,014 breast biopsies performed… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Patient discomfort during screen-film mammography.
Vigorous compression is required to minimize radiation dose and maximize image quality for screen-film mammography. Of 356 women… 
1987
1987
Light scanning versus mammography in breast cancer detection.
Transillumination light scanning of the breast was compared with screen-film mammography in a prospective study of 1,110 women… 
1977
1977
Magnification film mammography: image quality and clinical studies.
Direct radiographic magnification (1.5 X) of the breast with a microfocus x-ray tube was compared with conventional contact… 
1971
1971
Xeroradiography of the breast. A comparative study with conventional film mammography
Investigation of xeroradiography as a method of examination of the breast for cancer was begun at Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, in… 
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