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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Feb 2013
ReviewBreast imaging of the pregnant and lactating patient: imaging modalities and pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
- Reena Vashi, Regina Hooley, Reni Butler, Jaime Geisel, and Liane Philpotts.
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. reenavashi@gmail.com
- AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Feb 1; 200 (2): 321-8.
ObjectiveThe purpose of this article is to review key clinical, histologic, and imaging features of pregnancy-associated breast cancer. A discussion of imaging modalities, including mammography, ultrasound, and MRI, and imaging-based interventions available for evaluating this population is provided.ConclusionSuccessful detection of pregnancy-associated breast cancer requires knowledge of key clinical and imaging features of pregnancy-associated breast carcinoma and selection of the appropriate imaging workup and intervention.
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