Monday, 25 April 2011

Breast MRI Using a High-Relaxivity Contrast Agent: An Overview

Breast MRI Using a High-Relaxivity Contrast Agent: An Overview
Luca A. Carbonaro, Federica Pediconi, Nicola Verardi, Rubina M. Trimboli, Massimo Calabrese, and Francesco Sardanelli
AJR 2011; 196:942-955

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Thanks to its high relaxivity, gadobenate dimeglumine offers valuable advantages in terms of lesion conspicuity, detection rate, and sensitivity for malignant breast lesions. However, a higher enhancement of benign lesions should be taken into account to avoid reduced specificity

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