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Screening with magnetic resonance imaging and mammography of a UK population at high familial risk of breast cancer: a prospective multicentre cohort study (MARIBS).
Lancet (London, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Leach M O, Boggis C R M, Dixon A K, Easton D F, Eeles R A, Evans D G R, Gilbert F J, Griebsch I, Hoff R J C, Kessar P, Lakhani S R, Moss S M, Nerurkar A, Padhani A R, Pointon L J, Thompson D, Warren R M L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women genetically predisposed to breast cancer often develop the disease at a young age when dense breast tissue reduces the sensitivity of X-ray mammography. Our aim was, therefore, to compare contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE MRI) with mammography for screening. METHODS: We did a prospective multicentre cohort study in 649 women aged 35-49 years with a strong family history of breast...
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