Ultrasound screening for breast cancer in Rijeka, Croatia in 2006

Objectives: The implementation of Croatian National Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme (created in collaboration with Croatian Senologic Society in 2003) at different levels of health care resulted, among other things, in a project of continuous ultrasound screening for breast cancer (BC) in Rijeka in 2003, supported by the county health authorities and fully implementing guidelines of the International Breast Ultrasound School (IBUS). Methods: In 2006 413 women underwent a total of 441 examinations implementing the IBUS index of suspicion for evaluation of the findings. Results: Nineteen women (3.39%) had…