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Institute of Medicine (US) and National Research Council (US) Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Nass SJ, Henderson IC, Lashof JC, editors. Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2001.

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Acronyms

ABBI

advanced breast biopsy instrumentation

ABR

American Board on Radiology

ACRIN

American College of Radiology Imaging Network

ACS

American Cancer Society

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

ART

Advanced Research and Technology

AT

ataxia telangiectasia

ATP

Advanced Technology Program

BBE

Biofield Breast Examination

BCBSA

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association

BC-PRG

Breast Cancer Progress Review Group

BCRP

Breast Cancer Research Program

BCSC

Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium

BIRADS

Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System

BISTIC

Biomedical Information Science and Technology Implementation Consortium

BRCA

breast cancer-associated tumor suppressor gene

BSE

breast self-examination

CAD

computer-aided detection or diagnosis

CBE

clinical breast examination

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cDNA

complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

CEA

carcinoembryonic antigen

CGAP

Cancer Genome Anatomy Project

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CLIA

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CNB

core-needle biopsy

CPTA

Center for Practice and Technology Assessment

DOD

U.S. Department of Defense

EITS

electrical impedance tomography system

EPC

evidence-based practice centers

ESS

elastic scattering spectroscopy

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FDAMA

Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act

FFDM

Full-field digital mammography

FISH

fluorescent in situ hybridization

FNA

fine-needle aspiration

FNAB

fine-needle aspiration biopsy

FSM

film-screen mammography

GAO

General Accounting Office

HCFA

Health Care Financing Administration

HEI

Hall effect imaging

HGRI

National Human Genome Research Institute

HIP

Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York

HMEC

human mammary epithelial cells

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

IBC

invasive breast cancer

IDE

investigational device exemption

IGF1

insulin-like growth factor type 1

IMDS

Imaging Diagnostic System, Inc.

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IRB

institutional review board

LCIS

lobular carcinoma in situ

LOH

loss of heterozygosity

MCAC

Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee

MIBI

technetium-99m sestamibi

MMG

magnetomammography

MQSA

Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1976

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

MRS

magnetic resonance spectroscopy

NAF

nipple aspiration fluid

NCHCT

National Center for Health Care Technology

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers' Association

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NMD

National Mammography Database

OBBB

Office of Bioengineering, Bioimaging, and Bioinformatics

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment

OWH

Office on Women's Health

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PET

positron emission tomography

PMA

premarketing approval

PPV

positive predictive value

PSA

Prostate specific antigen

PTEN

tumor suppressor gene

QALY

quality-adjusted life year

RCP

riboflavin carrier protein

RNA

ribonucleic acid

RO1

a type of grant from the National Institutes of Health

RT

reverse transcription

RVU

relative value unit

SACGT

Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing

SBI

Society of Breast Imaging

SBIR

Small Business Innovative Research

SNP

single nucleotide polymorphism

SPECT

Single-photon emission computed tomography

SQUID

superconducting quantum interference device

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer Research

TACT

tuned aperture computed tomography

TCT

thermoacoustic computed tomography

TEC

Technology Evaluation Center

USAMRMC U.S

Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

USPSTF U.S

Preventive Services Task Force

Copyright 2001 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Bookshelf ID: NBK222355

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