The normal breast and its variations in mammography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-36

  Stines, J ^a   Tristant, H ^b  

^a CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^b Institut de Radiologie   (France)

Author keywords

Breast pattern; Mammography; Normal; Variations

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HORMONES; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

CELLULAR ELEMENTS; GLANDULAR TISSUES; HORMONAL THERAPIES; HYDRATATION;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CELL DENSITY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INVAGINATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW;

EID: 15744379274     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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