Items for "NHS Breast Screening Programme"

Digital Mammography: A World without Film

OBJECTIVES: eDiaMoND is a next generation Internet (Grid) multidisciplinary research project funded by the UK e-Science Programme with the following objectives; the development of a next generation Internet enabled prototype to demonstrate the potential benefits of a national infrastructure to support digital mammography; the exploration of potential benefits for digital mammography systems, with particular emphasis being placed on selected applications, namely, screening, training, computer-aided detection and appropriate support for epidemiological studies. METHODS: EDiaMoND has worked in conjunction with selected clinical partners to enable the collection of valuable mammography information and the design of applications based upon extensive requirements gathering exercises...

Keywords: e-Science, digital mammography, NHS Breast Screening Programme, Grid computing