Breast development in pediatric patients from birth to puberty: physiology, pathology and imaging correlation

@article{Restrepo2021BreastDI,
  title={Breast development in pediatric patients from birth to puberty: physiology, pathology and imaging correlation},
  author={Ricardo Restrepo and Luisa F. Cervantes and Alexa Morgan Swirsky and Alejandro D{\'i}az},
  journal={Pediatric Radiology},
  year={2021},
  volume={51},
  pages={1959 - 1969},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:235767694}
}
It is important for radiologists to have a basic understanding of endocrinological changes and appearance on imaging to avoid potential pitfalls, particularly on ultrasound, which is the primary modality used to evaluate the breast.
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