Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the breast: Ready for clinical practice?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL1, 2012, Pages

  Lehman, Constance D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Diffusion weighted imaging; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867726320     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(12)70032-3     Document Type: Article

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