Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review

Research Review Citation: Bruening W, Uhl S, Fontanarosa J, Reston J, Treadwell J, Schoelles K. Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 47. (Prepared by the ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 29002-0019.) AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC014-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2012. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.

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