Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1044-1051 , November 2007

MammoGrid — a prototype distributed mammographic database for Europe

  • R. Warren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: R. Warren, University of Cambridge, Department of Radiology, Cambridge Breast Unit, Box 97, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK. Tel.: +44 1223 586959; fax: +44 1223 217886.
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  • A.E. Solomonides

      Affiliations

    • CCCS Research Centre, University of West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, UK
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  • C. del Frate

      Affiliations

    • Insitituto di Radiologia, Universita di Udine, Italy
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  • I. Warsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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  • J. Ding

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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  • M. Odeh

      Affiliations

    • CCCS Research Centre, University of West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, UK
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  • R. McClatchey

      Affiliations

    • CCCS Research Centre, University of West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, UK
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  • C. Tromans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford
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  • M. Brady

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford
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  • R. Highnam

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
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  • M. Cordell

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Molecular Imaging, Oxford, UK
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  • F. Estrella

      Affiliations

    • CCCS Research Centre, University of West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, UK
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  • M. Bazzocchi

      Affiliations

    • Insitituto di Radiologia, Universita di Udine, Italy
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  • S.R. Amendolia

      Affiliations

    • ETT Division, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

Received 12 May 2006 ,Revised 18 September 2006 ,Accepted 29 September 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00165-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.032

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1044-1051 , November 2007