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From: Changes in magnetic resonance mammography due to hormone replacement therapy

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Five predefined curve types I–V dependent on contrast medium (CM) enhancement behavior. Curve type I showed a minimal and continuous increase of postcontrast signal intensity (SI) up to 25%. Curve type II described a weak continuous increase of postcontrast SI by 25–60%. A strong enhancement after the injection of CM with a continuous increase between 60% and 80% is demonstrated by curve type III. Curve type IV and curve type V represent a very strong increase with a steep slope of the SI of more than 80% during the first 2 min after CM administration, followed by a plateau phenomenon with curve type IV and followed by a washout effect with curve type V.

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