Dense breasts at breast cancer screening: can DWI-based breast MRI without contrast help us in the pursuit of personalized screening?

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Lucien E M Duijm. Eur Radiol. 2024 Jul.

. 2024 Jul;34(7):4727-4729.

doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-10323-w. Epub 2023 Nov 24.

¹ Department of Radiology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532, SZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. lemduijm@hotmail.com.

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Image quality of DWI at breast MRI depends on the amount of fibroglandular tissue: implications for unenhanced screening.
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