Hepatic cavernous hemangioma: Sonographic patterns and speed of contrast enhancement on multiphase dynamic MR imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1021-1025

  Yu, Jeong Sik ^a   Kim, Myeong Jin ^b   Kim, Ki Whang ^a   Chang, Jae Chun ^c   Jo, Byung June ^a   Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Lee, Jong Tae ^b   Yoo, Hyung Sik ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031679145     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.4.9762989     Document Type: Article

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