Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 1444-1448 , November 2010

Ensuring Excision of Intraductal Lesions: Marker Placement at Time of Ductography

  • Suzanne Woodward, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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  • Caroline P. Daly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: C.P.D.
    • ,
  • Stephanie K. Patterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    • ,
  • Annette I. Joe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    • ,
  • Mark A. Helvie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Received 3 March 2010 ,Accepted 19 June 2010.

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PII: S1076-6332(10)00344-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.06.014

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 1444-1448 , November 2010

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