Estimation of breast volume and its variation during the menstrual cycle using MRI and stereology

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue MAR., 1999, Pages 236-245

  Hussain, Z ^a   Roberts, Neil ^a   Whitehouse, G H ^a   Garcia Finana M ^b   Percy, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVULATION; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0033063695     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.855.10396212     Document Type: Article

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