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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Educational Review

DW-MRI of the breast: a pictorial review

Author: Irmak Durur-Subasi

Published in: Insights into Imaging | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

In the current era of breast imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has an important role. To get its specificity better, some supporting or cooperative tools might be needed. The search for new methods continues and non-contrast MRI trials are seen. With the shorter and easier acquisition, no need for contrast material, diffusion-weighted (DW)-MRI could be the best collaborator. This pictorial review aims to give an overview of the DW-MRI of the breast by means of a set of specially selected cases.

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Title: DW-MRI of the breast: a pictorial review
Author: Irmak Durur-Subasi
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published in: Insights into Imaging / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1869-4101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-019-0745-3

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