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Microcalcifications of the Breast: How Does Radiologic Classification Correlate with Histology?

M. Müller-Schimpfle Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Wersebe Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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T. Xydeas Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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A. Fischmann Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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U. Vogel Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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N. Fersis Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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C. D. Claussen Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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K. Siegmann Institute of Radiology (RZI), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt/Main and Höchst (SKFH), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Frankfurt/Main; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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Pages 774-781 | Accepted 07 Jul 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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