Should breast MRI be performed with adjustment for the phase in patients' menstrual cycle? Correlation between mammographic density, age, and background enhancement on breast MRI without adjusting for the phase in patients' menstrual cycle

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1539-1542

  Uematsu, Takayoshi ^a   Kasami, Masako ^a   Watanabe, Junichiro ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Background enhancement; Breast MRI; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84861624819     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.04.059     Document Type: Article

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