Recognizing and interpreting artifacts and pitfalls in MR imaging of the breast

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages

  Ojeda Fournier, Haydee ^a,b   Choe, K Ann ^a   Mahoney, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFACT; BREAST DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFACTS; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36148960552     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.27si075516     Document Type: Review

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