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. 2008 Nov;191(5):1374-80.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.07.4051.

Variable appearances of fat necrosis on breast MRI

Caroline P Daly  1 , Barbara Jaeger, David S Sill
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Variable appearances of fat necrosis on breast MRI

Caroline P Daly et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to illustrate the varying appearances of fat necrosis on MRI.

Conclusion: Fat necrosis may mimic malignancy with varying appearances on MRI. Suspicious morphologic and kinetic features may be present, necessitating biopsy to exclude new or recurrent breast cancer.

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