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Abstract #1667

Breast Cancer: Prognostication Based on Pattern of Bone Metastases as Seen on Axial Skeleton MRI

Christian B. van der Pol1, Ania Kielar1, Gina Di Primio1, Marcos Sampaio1, Mark Clemons2, Arash Jaberi1, Mark E. Schweitzer1

1Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The role of T1-weighted MRI of the axial skeleton was explored for determining prognosis in patients with metastatic breast cancer

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