Accuracy of axillary MR imaging in treated breast cancer for distinguishing between recurrent tumour and treatment effects: Does intravenous Gd-DTPA enhancement help in cases of diagnostic dilemma?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 921-928

  Bradley, Alison J ^a   Carrington, Bernadette M ^a   Hammond, Claire L ^a   Swindell, Rick ^a   Magee, Brian ^b  

^a Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Gadopentetate dimeglumine; Lymphatic system; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE; SYMPTOM; THYROID GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034522357     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2000.0553     Document Type: Article

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