Galactography: An important and highly effective procedure

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1744-1747

  Peters, Jutta ^a   Thalhammer, Axel ^b   Jacobi, Volkmar ^b   Vogl, Thomas J ^b  

^a Bethanienkrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Ectatic duct; Galactography; Papilloma

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST DUCT; BREAST PAPILLOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GALACTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; NIPPLES;

EID: 0038605583     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1739-x     Document Type: Article

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