Evaluation of liver diseases via MTC and contrast agent

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-265

  Chen, Jeon Hor ^a,b   Yeung, Hong N ^d   Lee, San Kan ^b   Chai, Jye Wen ^b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer contrast; Metastatic tumor

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032967040     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199902)9:2<257::AID-JMRI16>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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