The value of Dedicated Tc-99m MIBI Scintimammography in the Evaluation of Patients with Palpable Breast Lesions in Comparison with Mammography: Preliminary Result
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Cho, Arthur
(Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System)
Cho, Ho-Jin (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) Yun, Mi-Jin (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) Park, Byeong-Woo (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Health System) Kim, Min-Jung (Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) Kim, Eun-Kyung (Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) Kang, Won-Jun (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) Lee, Jong-Doo (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System) |
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