Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 403-413 , April 2009

Risk–benefit analysis of preoperative breast MRI in patients with primary breast cancer

  • K.C. Siegmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: K. Siegmann, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. Tel.: +49 7071 2982087; fax: +49 7071 295845.
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  • A. Baur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • U. Vogel

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • B. Kraemer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • M. Hahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • C.D. Claussen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Received 24 July 2008 ,Revised 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.12.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 403-413 , April 2009

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