Microcalcifications in breast core biopsy specimens: Disappearance at radiography after storage in formaldehyde

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 361-363

  Moritz, Jörg D ^a   Luftner Nagel, Susanne ^a   Westerhof, Johannes P ^a   Oestmann, Jörg W ^a   Grabbe, Eckhardt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast radiography; Breast, biopsy; Breast, calcification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ELECTROLYTE; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CALCIFICATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029996657     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.2.8685326     Document Type: Article

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