Detection of focal hepatic lesions with MR imaging: Prospective comparison of T2-weighted fast spin-echo with and without fat suppression, T2-weighted breath-hold fast spin-echo, and gadolinium chelate - Enhanced 3D gradient-recalled imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1115-1121

  Soyer, Philippe ^a   De Givry, Sébastien Clément ^a   Gueye, Caroline ^a   Lenormand, Sandrine ^a   Somveille, Edith ^a   Scherrer, Antoine ^a  

^a FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM CHELATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029930953     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.5.8615254     Document Type: Article

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