Langerhans' cell histiocytosis as a cause of periportal abnormal signal intensity on MRI

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 373-377

  Kim, M ^a   Lyu, C ^a   Jin, Y ^b   Yoo, H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0033033933     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900517     Document Type: Article

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