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Breast MRI as an adjunct in the diagnosis of a carcinoma partially obscured on mammography

  • Paul C. Stomper
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    Address reprint requests to: Paul C. Stomper, MI), Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263.
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    Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., R.V.M.), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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  • Richard V. Mazurchuk
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    Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., R.V.M.), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Department of Biophysics (R.V.M.), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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  • Theodore N. Tsangaris
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    Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Breast Surgery (T.N.T.), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0899-7071(94)90081-7
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      Abstract

      The role of unenhanced breast MRI as an adjunct to mammography in the diagnosis of a breast carcinoma presenting as architectural distortion partially obscured by dense tissue on film-screen mammography is illustrated.

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      Publication history

      Received in revised form: October 20, 1993
      Received: April 25, 1993

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0899-7071(94)90081-7

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