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Breast Cancer
Breast magnetic resonance can improve outcome of occult lesions
August 11th, 2005
Breast magnetic resonance can improve outcome of occult lesions. Scientists writing in the journal Academic Radiology report the results of a study undertaken to "evaluate the outcome of diagnostic breast magnetic resonance [MR] imaging followed by MR guided needle localization for mammographically and sonographically occult breast lesions in a community-based hospital." The scientists reviewed, "records of the initial 50 consecutive patients who underwent MR guided needle localizations at our institution from November 2001 to January 2003." "Sixty-two lesions were localized," the authors explained, "by MR and were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-11)
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