Technique, protocols and adverse reactions for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM): a systematic review

Insights into Imaging - Tập 10 Số 1 - 2019
Moreno Zanardo1, Andrea Cozzi1, Rubina Manuela Trimboli1, Olgerta Labaj2, Caterina Beatrice Monti1, Simone Schiaffino3, Luca Alessandro Carbonaro3, Francesco Sardanelli3
1Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy
2Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Radiology, University of Ferrara, Via Ludovico Ariosto 35, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
3Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Italy

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