The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , February 2010

Pre-operative breast MRI in women with recently diagnosed breast cancer – Where to next?

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.002

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , February 2010

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