Academic Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 513-521 , May 2007

Fractal Analysis of Mammographic Parenchymal Patterns in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

  • Hui Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: H.L.
    • ,
  • Maryellen L. Giger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
    • ,
  • Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.
    • ,
  • Li Lan, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Received 1 December 2004 ,Accepted 4 February 2007.

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1 Supported part by US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command grant DAMD 98-1209. M.L.G. and L.L. are shareholders in R2 Technology/Hologic (Sunnyvale, CA). It is the University of Chicago Conflict of Interest Policy that investigators disclose publicly actual or potential significant financial interest which would reasonably appear to be directly and significantly affected by the research activities.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.02.003

Academic Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 513-521 , May 2007

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