About this item

Issue date:
1 January 2007
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
National Screening Unit,
Type:
Commissioned report, Report,
Topic:
Screening, Women's health,
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

ISBN:
1-877235-95-4 (Print) 1-877235-96-2 (Web)

This systematic review identified and appraised the international evidence for surveillance of women at high risk of breast cancer. The accuracy and health outcome of the following modalities of surveillance were assessed in comparison to normal care: mammography (XRM), ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).