Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 624-627 , June 2009

The Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group breast imaging classification

  • A.J. Maxwell

      Affiliations

    • Bolton Breast Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor: M.J. Michell. Correspondent: A. J. Maxwell, Bolton Breast Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Bolton BL4 0JR, UK. Tel.: +44 120 4390046; fax: +44 120 4390085.
    • ,
  • N.T. Ridley

      Affiliations

    • Breast Screening Unit, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK
    • ,
  • G. Rubin

      Affiliations

    • The Park Centre for Breast Care, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
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  • M.G. Wallis

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • F.J. Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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  • M.J. Michell

      Affiliations

    • Breast Radiology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • on behalf of the Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group

Received 9 October 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 22 January 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00061-0

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.01.010

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 624-627 , June 2009

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