Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 218-222 , March 2010

Criteria for the safe avoidance of needle sampling in young women with solid breast masses

  • A.J. Maxwell

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: A.J. Maxwell, Bolton Breast Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton BL4 0JR, UK. Tel.: +44 1204 390046; fax: +44 1204 390385.
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  • J.M. Pearson

Received 23 August 2009 ,Revised 12 November 2009 ,Accepted 25 November 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00420-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.11.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 218-222 , March 2010

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