Predicting local recurrence following breast-conserving treatment: parenchymal signal enhancement ratio (SER) around the tumor on preoperative MRI.

ConclusionIn addition to ER negativity, a higher parenchymal SER on preoperative MRI was an independent factor associated with subsequent IBTR in patients with breast cancer who had undergone breast-conserving treatment. PMID: 23550189 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - April 2, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Kim MY, Cho N, Koo HR, Yun BL, Bae MS, Chie EK, Moon WK Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research