Splenic hemangiomas and hamartomas: MR imaging characteristics of 28 lesions

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 166-172

  Ramani, Mathangi ^a   Reinhold, Caroline ^a   Semelka, Richard C ^b   Siegelman, Evan S ^c   Liang, Lijin ^a   Ascher, Susan M ^d   Brown, Jeffrey J ^e   Eisen, Richard N ^f   Bret, Patrice M ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GREENWICH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioma, gastrointestinal tract; Gadolinium; Spleen, MR; Spleen, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0031021074     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.1.8988207     Document Type: Article

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