Role of MRI and Plain Radiograph to Diagnose Fibrous Dysplasia Mimicking Metastasis on PET/CT in a Patient with Breast Cancer
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Cho, Song-Mee
(Department of Radiology, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jee, Won-Hee (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Yoo, Ie-Ryung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Ah-Won (Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Chung, Yang-Guk (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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