Improved resolution of magnetic resonance microscopy in examination of skin tumors

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1287-1292

  El Gammal, Stephan ^b,c   Hartwig, Roland ^b   Aygen, Sitke ^a   Bauermann, Thomas ^a   El Gammal, Claudia ^b   Altmeyer, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Department of Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

imaging technique; magnetic resonance imaging; proton relaxation times; tumor differentiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

EID: 0029882897     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12349003     Document Type: Article

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