Hilar cholangiocarcinomas: T2-weighted spin-echo and gadolinium-enhanced FLASH MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Guthrie, J Ashley ^a   Ward, Janice ^a   Robinson, Philip J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile ducts, neoplasms; Gadolinium; Liver neoplasms, MR

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029859109     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888221     Document Type: Article

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