Sensibilidad y especificidad de la mamografía y la ecografía adyuvante para detectar cáncer de mama en el ensayo

Noriaki Ohuchi1, Akihiko Suzuki1, Tomotaka Sobue2

  • 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

Lancet (London, England)
|November 9, 2015
PubMed
Resumen

La adición de ultrasonido a la mamografía mejora significativamente la sensibilidad del cribado del cáncer de mama y las tasas de detección temprana en mujeres de 40 a 49 años. Este enfoque de ultrasonografía adjunta identifica más cánceres en etapa temprana en comparación con la mamografía sola.

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