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  • - Breast MRI is a crucial tool in breast imaging, providing valuable insights for diagnosis and treatment.
  • - Updated recommendations for conducting breast MRI include a useful table that summarizes key points and offers additional detailed commentary.
  • - The "classic" breast MRI can be performed following these updated guidelines, with specific tips for addressing clinical issues like implant rupture and lymph node status.
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The elimination of so-called background fields is an essential step in phase MRI and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). Background fields, which are caused by sources outside the region of interest (ROI), are often one to two orders of magnitude stronger than tissue-related field variations from within the ROI, hampering quantitative interpretation of field maps. This paper reviews the current literature on background elimination algorithms for QSM and provides insights into similarities and differences between the many algorithms proposed.

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[Risk factors for cancer in patients with myositis. Clinical, immunological characteristics and the role of the anti-p155/140 antibody].

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September 2014

Debreceni Egyetem, Klinikai Központ, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Belgyógyászati Intézet, Klinikai Immunológiai Tanszék Debrecen Móricz Zsigmond krt. 22. 4032.

Introduction: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by progressive proximal muscle weakness. Cancer-associated myositis represents the worst prognostic group within this heterogeneous disease.

Aim: The aim of this study was to reveal factors which increase the risk factors for association of cancerous disease in patients with myositis.

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