Contrast agents for MR imaging of the liver: A clinical overview

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-513

  Mahfouz, A E ^a,b   Hamm, B ^a   Taupitz, M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Gadolinium; Iron; Liver neoplasms; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030632813     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050193     Document Type: Article

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