Focal liver masses: Characterization with diffusion-weighted echo- planar MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 739-744

  Namimoto, Tomohiro ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a   Sumi, Seiya ^a   Tang, Yi ^a   Takahashi, Mutsumasa ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms, diagnosis; Liver neoplasms, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), diffusion study; Magnetic resonance (MR), echo planar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CYST; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030766670     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.3.9280252     Document Type: Article

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