Comparative evaluation of digital mammography and film mammography: systematic review and meta-analysis

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mammography is the best method for breast-cancer screening and is capable of reducing mortality rates. Studies that have assessed the clinical impact of mammography have been carried out using film mammography. Digital mammography has been proposed as a substitute for film mam...

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Main Authors: Wagner Iared, David Carlos Shigueoka, Maria Regina Torloni, Fernanda Garozzo Velloni, Sérgio Aron Ajzen, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Orsine Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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