Improved visualization of breast lesions with gadolinium-enhanced magnetization transfer MR imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 861-869

  Schreiber, Wolfgang G ^a   Brix, Gunnar ^a   Knopp, Michael V ^a   Heß, Thomas ^a   Lorenz, Walter J ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

breast; gadolinium diethylenetriaminopentaacetic acid; magnetization transfer

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; VISUALIZATION;

BREAST; CLINICAL PILOT STUDY; CONTRAST MECHANISM; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; FAT SUPPRESSION; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; PULSE SEQUENCE; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST LESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030010814     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350612     Document Type: Article

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