 A study of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) |
Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) |
A study of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) |
Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) |
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| Study Principal Investigator Etta D. Pisano, MD University of North Carolina |
The purpose of this study is to find out whether digital mammography is as good as or better than standard, screen-film mammography.
Your participation may help others by providing a more precise evaluation of the accuracy of digital mammography in detecting breast cancer. Find out if you are eligible for the study by clicking on the link for "Entrance Requirements." To contact a Research Associate, click on the link for "Study Site Locations" and find the site nearest to you. DMIST is a study funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by ACRIN, the American College of Radiology Imaging Network. ACRIN's overarching goal is - through clinical trials of diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapeutic technologies - to generate information that will lengthen and improve the quality of the lives of cancer patients. More information on ACRIN studies can be found at www.acrin.org. |
| Co-Principal Investigator R. Edward Hendrick, PhD Northwestern University | |
| Study Statistician Constantine Gatsonis, Ph.D. Brown University | |
| ACRIN Network Chair Bruce Hillman, MD University of Virginia |
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