Modified Dixon technique and Gadolinium administration in the characterization of adrenal masses;Utilità della Tecnica di Dixon modificata associata a somministrazione di gadolinio nella caratterizzazione delle masse surrenaliche

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 218-224

  Boraschi, Piero ^a,c   Braccini, Giovanni ^a   Gigoni, Roberto ^a   Cartei, Federico ^a   Campatelli, Alessandro ^b   Di Vito, Alessandro ^b   Perri, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland, tumors; Adrenal masses, fat suppression; Adrenal masses, MRI

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031086774     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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