Assessment of the accuracy of ultrasound compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the ability to detect metastatic breast cancer to the axilla

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is routinely used in the staging of invasive breast cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (US) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the pre-operative assessment of metastatic disease to the axilla in b...

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Main Authors: Sarah Ines Ramirez, Max Scholle, Jennifer Buckmaster, Gopal Chandru Kowdley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Surgical Techniques Development
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/std/article/view/3740