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

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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.

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  1. Zenan Xia and Xinran Zhang made an equal contribution to this work as co-first authors.

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  1. 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

    Zenan Xia & Lin Zhu

  2. Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Dongdan Santiao 9#, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China

    Xinran Zhang

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ZX and XZ wrote the manuscript. LZ oversaw and took leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

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Xia, Z., Zhang, X. & Zhu, L. Response to the Comment on “Is Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Superior to Sonography in Gynecomastia Evaluation and Surgery Planning”. Aesth Plast Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-024-03848-y

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