title: Highlights from the history of mammography.
abstract: The evolution of mammography from simple radiography of mastectomy specimens to the foremost method of breast cancer screening has been dependent on its creators and nurturers, people with intense vision, idealism, and scientific skill. Society owes these investigators a debt of gratitude that can never be adequately repaid.
authors: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine 90024-1721.
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Gold
authors: L W
authors: LW
authors: Bassett
authors: B E
authors: BE
authors: Widoff
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000266:history*