Effect of the menstrual cycle on background parenchymal enhancement in breast MR imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-45

  Kajihara, Mariko ^a   Goto, Mariko ^b   Hirayama, Yukari ^a   Okunishi, Shoko ^a   Kaoku, Setsuko ^a   Konishi, Eiichi ^b   Shinkura, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a Kyoto Breast Center   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Background parenchymal enhancement; Breast; Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; JAPAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; JAPAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875613557     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2012-0022     Document Type: Article

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