Enhancement characteristics of liver metastases, hepatocellular carcinomas, and hemangiomas with Gd-EOB-DTPA: Preliminary results with dynamic MR imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-280

  Reimier, P ^a   Rummeny, E J ^a   Daldrup, H E ^a   Hesse, T ^a   Balzer, Th ^b   Tombach, B ^a   Pefers, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Characterization; Gd EOB DTPA; Liver; MRI

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM ETHOXYBENZYL DTPA; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PENTETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PENTETIC ACID;

EID: 0030635909     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050150     Document Type: Article

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