MR imaging of hepatocellular carcinomas: Effect of Cu and Fe contents on signal intensity

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-66

  Honda, H ^a   Kaneko, K ^a   Kanazawa, Y ^b   Hayashi, T ^a   Fukuya, T ^a   Matsumata, T ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Masuda, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver, metal; Liver, neoplasms; Liver, signal intensity; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONCENTRATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BODY WATER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANGANESE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0031014981     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900141     Document Type: Article

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