Comparative study of diffusion weighted imaging and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI for the detection of small breast cancers

Chinese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Tang, Jian Hua ^a   Yan, Fu Hua ^a   Zhou, Mei Ling ^a   Ye, Fang ^a   Xu, Peng Ju ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Diffusion; Image enhancement; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 40249096365     PISSN: 10051201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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