title: International exchange activities with East Asian countries through mammography.
abstract: The Japanese NPO Central Committee on Quality Control of Mammographic Screening has initiated international exchange activities regarding quality control of mammographic screening with the concerned organizations in East Asian countries with the objective of contributing to reducing breast cancer mortality in the region. This paper describes the status of the international exchanges that are being carried out in various East Asian countries in relation to mammography and also discusses future aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Diagnosis, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Nakaku Sannomaru, Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan. endot@nnh.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Tokiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Tadaoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Katsuhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horita
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control