Prepared by:
MetaWorks, Inc., Boston, MA
Cindy Levine, M.D.
Katrina Armstrong, M.D.
Sameer Chopra, M.A.
Rhonda Estok, R.N., B.S.N.
Shuhuan Zhang, M.S.
Susan Ross, M.D.
File Name Description Software Version File Size __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01front.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 47KB 8 pages Contents: Title Page, Preface, Acknowledgments, Structured Abstract, Table of Contents __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02summ.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 41KB 6 pages Contents: Summary: Overview, Reporting the Evidence, Methodology, Findings, Future Research __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03chap1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 44KB 7 pages Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Background, Risk Factors, Risk Models, Mammographic Findings __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04chap2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 101KB 10 pages Contents: Chapter 2. Methodology: Literature Search, Linked Studies, Rating the Evidence, Data Extraction, Database Development, Statistical Methods, Role of Consultants, Peer Review __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05chap3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 95KB 14 pages Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Searches, Studies, Strengths and Limitations of the Evidence Base __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 06chap4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 21KB 1 page Contents: Chapter 4. Conclusions __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 07chap5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 25KB 2 pages Contents: Chapter 5. Recommendations for Future Research: Updating the Database, Harnessing the Available Evidence __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 08refs.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 72KB 5 pages Contents: References __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 09etbl1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 31KB page Contents: Evidence Table 1. Summary of Rejected Studies __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10etbl2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 34KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 2. Study Level Characteristics __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11etbl3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 33KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 3. Question 1, 3 Age and Clinical Findings __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12etbl4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 39KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 4. Question 1, 3 Age and Mammographic Findings __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13etbl5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 37KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 5. Question Abnormal Findings __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14etbl6.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 31KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 6. Question Statistical Measures __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15etbl7.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 33KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 7. Question 2 Lobular Carcinoma in Situ and Atypical Hyperplasia __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16etbl8.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 26KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 8. Question 2 Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17etbl9.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 34KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 9. Question 2 Atypical Hyperplasia __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18etbl10.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 34KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 10. Question 4 Sentinel Node Biopsy Study Characteristics __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19etbl11.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 33KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 11. Question 4 Sentinel Node Identification __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20etbl12.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 25KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 12. Question 4 Sentinel Node Identification __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21biblio.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 63KB 8 pages Contents: Bibliography __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22appa.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 20KB 1 page Contents: Appendix A: American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23appb.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 24KB 1 page Contents: Appendix B: Tumor Stages __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AHRQ Publication No. 01-E046
Current as of September 2001
Internet Citation:
Diagnosis and Management of Specific Breast Abnormalities. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 33. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E046, September 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/brabninv.htm
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