In vitro estimation of foetal liver volume using ultrasound, x-ray computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-410

  Hughes, Stephen W ^a   D'Arcy, Tom J ^a   Maxwell, Darryl J ^a   Saunders, John E ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Three dimensional ultrasound; Volume

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; RAY TRACING; RESONANCE; ULTRASONICS;

2D ULTRASOUNDS; FETAL LIVER; IN-VITRO; LIVER VOLUME; SCAN TECHNIQUES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; VOLUME; VOLUME ESTIMATIONS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER SIZE; LIVER WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030782327     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/18/4/011     Document Type: Article

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