The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 7-9 , February 2010

Counterview: Pre-operative breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is not recommended for all patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer

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PII: S0960-9776(09)00164-7

doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.004

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 7-9 , February 2010

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