The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 600-605 , May 2007

Contrast-enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging: the surgical perspective

Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Spokane, WA, November 10–11, 2006

  • J. David Beatty, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program, Swedish Cancer Institute, 1221 Madison St., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-206-215-6410; fax: +1-206-215-6401.
    • ,
  • Bruce A. Porter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • First Hill Diagnostic Imaging, Seattle, WA, USA

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 29 January 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.015

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 600-605 , May 2007

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