Ultrafast MR imaging of the abdomen: Echo planar imaging and diffusion- weighted imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 367-374

  Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a   Tang, Yi ^a   Takahashi, Mutsumasa ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; EPI; Fast imaging; Liver

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR;

ABDOMEN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0031898570     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880080216     Document Type: Review

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