Hepatocellular carcinoma: Evaluation with biphasic, contrast-enhanced, helical CT

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 505-511

  Baron, Richard L ^a   Oliver III, James H ^a   Dodd III, Gerald D ^a,b   Nalesnik, Michael ^a   Holbert, Brenda L ^a   Carr, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), helical; Liver neoplasms; Liver, CT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029988097     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.2.8668803     Document Type: Article

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