Conspicuity of normal and pathologic female pelvic anatomy: Comparison of gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted images and fast spin echo T2-weighted images

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 871-877

  Troiano, Robert N ^a   Lange, Robert C ^a   McCarthy, Shirley ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging, techniques; Pelvis, abnormalities; Pelvis, anatomy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PATHOLOGY;

BENIGN DISEASE; FAST SPIN ECHOS; FEMALE PELVIC; GADOLINIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, TECHNIQUE; PELVIS, ABNORMALITY; PELVIS, ANATOMY; PHASED ARRAY COILS; T1-WEIGHTED; T2 WEIGHTED;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 0029828572     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199611000-00002     Document Type: Article

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