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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2025

Response to the Comment on "Is Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Superior to Sonography in Gynecomastia Evaluation and Surgery Planning".

Zenan Xia, Xinran Zhang, Lin Zhu

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Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zenan Xia *Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shuaifuyuan 1#, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
Xinran Zhang *Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Dongdan Santiao 9#, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
Lin ZhuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shuaifuyuan 1#, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China. pumchzhulin@126.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The chief aim of this paper is to response to the comment on "Is breast magnetic resonance imaging superior to sonography in gynecomastia evaluation and surgery planning" and reiterate the merit of breast MRI in gynecomastia treatment for its ability to improve our understanding of the anatomical structure of gynecomastia, which, in turn, aids in refining our surgical approach. All preliminary results shed light on the objective superiority of MRI over physical examination and sonography in evaluating the tissue components of gynecomastia. However, due to the inferiority of MRI over ultrasound in terms of cost, time consumption and accessibility, there is still a significant amount of progress to be made before MRI could be widely popularized.Level of Evidence IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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GynecomastiaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammaplastyUltrasonography, MammaryHumansMalePreoperative Care

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