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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
Published on: January 12, 2017
Update on screening breast ultrasonography
Ginger M Merry1, Ellen B Mendelson2
1Colorado Permanente Medical Group, 10350 East Dakota Avenue, Denver, CO 80231, USA; Department of Radiology, Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Prentice 4, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 250 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Abstract:
This article includes current recommendations for screening breast ultrasonography, a review of the literature, a discussion of problems associated with the implementation of screening breast ultrasonography, and a brief discussion of the political and economic factors influencing the use of screening breast ultrasonography.
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