The evolution of mammography.

The history of mammography can be arbitrarily subdivided into three periods: The Age of Pioneers highlights the work of Salomon, Kleinschmidt, Warren, Vogel, Seabold, Gershon-Cohen, Leborgne, Egan, Gallager, Martin, Dodd, Strax and their colleagues; The Age of Technical Progress adds the names of Gould, Wolfe, and Gros and their co-workers; The Modern Era reflects the contributions of Price, Butler, Ostrum, Becker, Isard, Moskowitz, Sickles, Kopans, Homer, Tabár, and their associates. The ultimate success of mammography, the preeminent method of breast cancer screening, could not have been achieved without the intense vision, idealism, and scientific skill of its creators and nurturers. These investigators deserve a debt of gratitude that society can never adequately repay.