Breath-hold MR imaging of focal liver lesions: Comparison of fast and ultrafast techniques

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 838-843

  Gaa, J ^a   Fischer, H ^b   Laub, G ^b   Georgi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echo planar imaging; Fast techniques; Focal liver lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYST; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFACTS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030332576     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00240685     Document Type: Article

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