Research article
Early detection of breast cancer: benefits and risks of supplemental breast ultrasound in asymptomatic women with mammographically dense breast tissue. A systematic review
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* Corresponding author: Ute-Susann Albert albertu@med.uni-marburg.de
1 Agency for Quality in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
2 Department of Gynecology, Gynecological Endocrinology and Oncology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
3 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
4 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
5 Women's hospital, Franziskus-Hospital, Bielefeld, Germany
6 German Clinic for Diagnostics, Wiesbaden, Germany
7 Agency for Quality in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
8 Department of Gynecology, Gynecological Endocrinology and Oncology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
BMC Cancer 2009, 9:335 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-335
Published: 20 September 2009Additional files
Additional file 1:
Excluded reviews and individual studies. Author, year, country; contents and reasons for exclusion.
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Evidence table of individual studies on supplemental ultrasound in breast cancer screening (Part I). Overview of individual studies with description of population, remarks to the results, conclusion and level of evidence according to the Oxford classification for diagnostic studies.
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Evidence table of individual studies on supplemental ultrasound in breast cancer screening (Part II). Detailed analysis of parameters for diagnostic accuracy.
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