Dual-phase helical CT of the liver: Value of an early-phase acquisition in the differential diagnosis of noncystic focal lesions

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1185-1192

  Van Hoe, Lieven ^a   Baert, Albert L ^a   Gryspeerdt, Stefaan ^a   Vandenbosh, Geert ^a   Nevens, Frederik ^a   Van Steenbergen, Werner ^a   Marchal, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030893224     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.5.9129409     Document Type: Article

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