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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging method with several applications in the investigation of breast pathologies, due to the high spatial resolution images, multiplanar capacity (the breast can be observed in several planes), and excellent tissue contrast without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation.

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  1. Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Alice Coelho Brandão

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  1. Breast Surgery, Américas Serviços Médicos, São Paulo, Brazil

    Guilherme Novita

  2. Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil

    Antônio Luiz Frasson

  3. Breast Surgery, Clínica São Vicente da Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Eduardo Camargo Millen

  4. Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Felipe Zerwes

  5. Breast Surgery, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante

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Brandão, A.C. (2019). Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In: Novita, G., Frasson, A., Millen, E., Zerwes, F., Cavalcante, F. (eds) Breast Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13636-9_4

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