Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 265-271 , November 2011

Percutaneous Excision: A Viable Alternative to Manage Benign Breast Lesions

  • Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FACR

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FACR, Department of Radiology, Shapiro Building, 4th floor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
    • ,
  • Shieh-Pei Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.05.002

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 265-271 , November 2011

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