Browsing by Subject "Mammography"

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Adaptive neural network imaging in medical systems

Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Pattichis, Marios S. (2001)

Recent technological advances in medicine facilitated the development of sophisticated equipment enabling the better delivery of health care services. In parallel, artificial neural networks emerged as promising tools for ...

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Cancer and pregnancy

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2000)

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Cancer of unknown primary: Biological and clinical characteristics

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2003)

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Orecchia, R.; Hoekstra, H. J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2010)

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Castiglione, M. (2009)

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Castiglione, M. (2008)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Fizazi, K.; Greco, F. A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2011)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pentheroudakis, George (2010)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Felip, E. (2009)

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Combination of different texture features for mammographic breast density classification

Liasis, G.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Petroudi, Styliani (2012)

Mammographic breast density refers to the prevalence of fibroglandular tissue as it appears on a mammogram. Breast density is not only an important risk for developing breast cancer but can also mask abnormalities. Breast ...

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Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients

Almyroudi, A.; Degner, L. F.; Paika, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hyphantis, T. (2011)

Objectives: We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were ...

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Diagnostic and therapeutic management of cancer of an unknown primary

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Hainsworth, J.; Greco, F. A. (2003)

Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Primary Site (CUP) accounts for approximately 3% of all malignant neoplasms and is therefore one of the 10 most frequent cancer diagnoses in man. Patients with CUP present with metastatic disease ...

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Evaluation of spatial dependence matrices on multiscale instantaneous amplitude for mammogram classification

Petroudi, Styliani; Constantinou, Ioannis P.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Tziakouri, Chrysa H.; Tziakouri, Chrysa H.; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (Springer Verlag, 2015)

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Mammography is the only breast cancer screening method that has proven to be effective. Mammographic breast density is increasingly assessed towards the development of more ...

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Forty years experience of treating cancer of unknown primary

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) is not a rare tumour. It accounts as the seventh to eighth most frequently diagnosed cancer in a general medical oncology service. Since CUP is not a homogeneous disease and it consists ...

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The pregnant mother with breast cancer: Diagnostic and therapeutic management

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2005)

This review describes the epidemiology, pathology, clinical picture and therapeutic management of pregnant women with breast cancer. In addition, it covers other important issues like the safety of both diagnostic and ...

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Screening practice and misplaced priorities

Mauri, D.; Valachis, A.; Polyzos, N. P.; Cortinovis, I.; Karampoiki, V.; Loukidou, E.; Alevizaki, P.; Kamposioras, K.; Kouris, G.; Alexandropoulou, P.; Tsali, L.; Panou, C.; Stamatelopoulos, A.; Lakiotis, V.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Terzoudi, A.; Ioakimidou, A.; Karathanasi, I.; Bristianou, M.; Casazza, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)

Purpose: To estimate cancer screening coverage among a large sample of Greek individuals. Methods: 7012 adults from 30 Hellenic areas were surveyed. Tests included: faecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, chest X-ray, ...