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Contrast Agents in Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Breast MRI

This chapter begins the breast-specific section of this book. The discussion of contrast agents is placed at the beginning of the breast section, as the imaging requirements for breast MRI are dictated by the spatial and temporal requirements of detecting and evaluating breast lesions enhanced by contrast media.

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(2008). Contrast Agents in Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In: Breast MRI. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73507-8_8

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