Differentiation of healthy from cirrhotic livers: Evaluation of parametric images after contrast administration in magnetic resonance imaging

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 768-773

  Martí Bonmatí, Luis ^a   Masiá, Luis ^a   Casillas, Carlos ^a   Ronchera Oms, Crisanto L ^b   Torrijo, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; contrast enhancement; Images, processing; liver; magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030451165     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199612000-00006     Document Type: Article

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