Diagnostic pitfalls and artifacts in abdominal MR imaging: A review

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 577-589

  Mirowitz, Scott A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen, abnormalities; Abdomen, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), technology

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031751506     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.3.9722832     Document Type: Review

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