Magnetic resonance imaging is superior to computed tomography and ultrasonography in imaging infectious liver foci in acute leukaemia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 82-87

  Anttila, Veli Jukka ^a   Lamminen, Antti E ^b   Bondestam, Sören ^b   Korhola, Ossi ^b   Färkkilä, Martti ^b   Sivonen, Aulikki ^b   Ruutu, Tapani ^b   Ruutu, Petri ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute leukaemia; Imaging; Liver foci

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029981313     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1996.tb00300.x     Document Type: Article

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