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. 2000 Apr;9(2):72-7.
doi: 10.1054/brst.2000.0135.

Rationale for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer

J Brown  1 , A Coulthard, A K Dixon, J M Dixon, D F Easton, R A Eeles, D G Evans, F G Gilbert, C Hayes, J P Jenkins, M O Leach, S M Moss, A P Padhani, L J Pointon, B A Ponder, J P Sloane, L W Turnbull, L G Walker, R M Warren, W Watson; UK MRI Breast Screening Study Advisory Group
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Rationale for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer

J Brown et al. Breast. 2000 Apr.

Abstract

In 1994, the UK National Health Service identified as a research priority that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be assessed as a screening tool for young, pre-menopausal women who are at a high genetic risk of developing breast cancer. In 1997 a national multicentre study was established to compare MRI with X-ray mammography as a method for screening for breast cancer in this group of women. This paper reviews the relevant literature and describes the rationale that led to the setting up of this study.

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