Academic Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2003

Perception of Breast Cancer: Eye-Position Analysis of Mammogram Interpretation

  • Claudia Mello-Thoms, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Women's Hospital, 300 Halket St, Suite 4200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3180

Received 9 September 2002 ,Revised 16 September 2002 ,Accepted 17 September 2002.

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 Supported in part by U.S. Army grant DAMD17-97-1-7130 and National Institutes of Health–National Cancer Institute grants CA79754 and CA67947

PII: S1076-6332(03)80782-1

doi: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80782-1

Academic Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2003

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