Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 286-291 , November 2010

Mammography: Correlation of pectoral muscle width and the length in the mediolateral oblique view of the breast

  • K. Spuur

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
    • Faculty of Science, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty of Science, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia. Tel.: +61 02 69332667; fax: +61 02 69332835.
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  • A. Poulos

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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  • G. Currie

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Science, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
    • Centre for Research in Complex Systems, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
    • Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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  • M. Rickard

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
    • The Sydney Breast Clinic, Sydney, Australia

Received 14 February 2010 ,Revised 15 April 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.05.008

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 286-291 , November 2010

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