Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 511-515 , May 2008

Ultrasound diagnosis of fibroadenoma — is biopsy always necessary?

  • G.E.C. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: G.E.C. Smith, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Tel.: +44 01274 542200.
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  • P. Burrows

Received 30 July 2007 ,Revised 29 September 2007 ,Accepted 4 October 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00472-2

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.10.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 511-515 , May 2008