Nontumorous hepatic pseudolesion around the falciform ligament: Prevalence on gadolinium chelate-enhanced MR examination

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 795-799

  Spelle, Laurent ^a   Soyer, Philippe ^a,b   Rondeau, Yves ^a   Gouhiri, M'hamed ^a   Scherrer, Antoine ^a   Rymer, Roland ^b  

^a FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM CHELATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TERES HEPATIS LIGAMENT;

EID: 0030748157     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.3.9275899     Document Type: Article

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