The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 186, Issue 4 , Pages 344-347 , October 2003

Effect of 0.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging on the surgical management of breast cancer patients

Presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30–May 4, 2003

  • Ben Furman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Mary S Gardner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Lakeland Regional Cancer Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
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  • Patricia Romilly, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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  • John Clark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Nicholas Stowell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Bradley Green

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Mark Ebert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Amit Patel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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  • Charles Cox, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Dr., Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-813-972-8480; fax: +1-813-979-7287.

Received 3 June 2003 ,Revised 21 June 2003

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PII: S0002-9610(03)00275-7

doi: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00275-7

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 186, Issue 4 , Pages 344-347 , October 2003

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