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Magnetic resonance imaging detection and wire localization of an ‘occult’ breast cancer

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An occult breast cancer was detected and wire localization performed using magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Peter L. Davis, Melinda Staiger, Kathleen B. Harris & Jolita Klementaviciene

  2. Departments of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Thomas B. Julian

  3. Departments of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Dennis Borochovitz & Kenneth S. McCarty Jr.

  4. Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Peter L. Davis, Thomas B. Julian, Melinda Staiger & Kenneth S. McCarty Jr.

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Davis, P.L., Julian, T.B., Staiger, M. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging detection and wire localization of an ‘occult’ breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Tr 32, 327–330 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00666010

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