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X-ray mammography is at present the most sensitive technique available for the early detection of breast cancer. Small tumors, clusters of microcalcifications, and disruptions of normal breast architecture are revealed as subtle changes in the local x-ray transmission of the breast. Diagnostic sensitivity requires both the faithful recording of these features but also their display at a level of contrast which can be perceived by the radiologist.
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Yaffe, M.J., Nishikawa, R.M., Fenster, A. (1987). Research in New Imaging Methods for Detection of Breast Cancer. In: Paterson, A.H.G., Lees, A.W. (eds) Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2049-4_3
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