Study of normal breast tissue by in vivo volume localized proton MR Spectroscopy: variation of Water-Fat ratio in relation to the heterogeneity of the breast and the menstrual cycle

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 785-791

  Sharma, Uma ^a   Kumar, Mahesh ^a   Sah, Rani G ^a   Jagannathan, Naranamangalam R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Glandular and adipose tissues; Heterogeneity; Menstrual cycle; Normal breast tissue; Proton MR Spectroscopy; Water fat ratio

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROTONS; REFERENCE VALUES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER;

EID: 67349229256     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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