Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , January 2010

Diagnosis of breast cancer with multidetector computed tomography: analysis of optimal delay time after contrast media injection

  • Seiko Kuroki-Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. Tel:. +81 3 3542 2511; fax +81 3 3542 3815.
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  • Yoshifumi Kuroki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan
    • ,
  • Tsutomu Ishikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
    • ,
  • Hideya Takeo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Noriyuki Moriyama

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan

Received 1 January 2009 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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☆ This work was supported in part by the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Third Term Comprehensive Control Research for Cancer.

PII: S0899-7071(09)00057-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.03.004

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , January 2010

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