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  1. Breast Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY

    Laura Liberman MD, FACR (Director of Breast Imaging Research Programs, Attending Radiologist)

  2. Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Laura Liberman MD, FACR (Director of Breast Imaging Research Programs, Attending Radiologist)

  3. Lutherville, MD, 21093, USA

    Wendie A. Berg MD, PhD (Breast Imaging Consultant)

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Liberman, L., Berg, W.A. (2005). Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Women with Breast Implants. In: Breast MRI. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27595-9_15

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