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The detection and identification of elementary mammographic signs form the basis for correctly interpreting breast pathologies and describing them accurately in the mammographic report. The specific features are the basis for classifying the lesions as either benign or malignant. These features define the positive predictive value (PPV), i.e. the odds that a mammographic sign is associated with or actually shows a cancerous lesion.
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Lattanzio, V., Simonetti, G. (2005). Mammographic Signs. In: Mammography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27252-6_2
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