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Literature review for the use of ultrasound (US) in breast cancer - indications and minimum requirements to ensure the quality of the imaging exam

Revisión de la literatura para el uso del ultrasonido (US) en cáncer de mama - indicaciones y requerimientos mínimos para asegurar la calidad del examen

Eleonora Horvath, Marcela Uchida, María Cecilia Galleguillos, Carolina Behnke, Elisa Droguett, Moravia Silva, Miguel Angel Pinochet, Heriberto Wenzel, Alonso Inzulza, Claudia Merino, Shuhsing Chen

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Eleonora Horvath

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Marcela Uchida

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

María Cecilia Galleguillos

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Carolina Behnke

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Elisa Droguett

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Moravia Silva

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Miguel Angel Pinochet

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Heriberto Wenzel

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Alonso Inzulza

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Claudia Merino

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

Shuhsing Chen

Sociedad Chilena de Mastología

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Citation Horvath E, Uchida M, Galleguillos MC, Behnke C, Droguett E, Silva Met al. Literature review for the use of ultrasound (US) in breast cancer - indications and minimum requirements to ensure the quality of the imaging exam. Medwave 2010;10(1):e4318 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2010.01.4318

Submission date 29/07/2009

Acceptance date 26/08/2009

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ultrasonido, cáncer de mama, calidad

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