Determination of tissue volumes a comparison between CT and MR imaging

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 314-321

  Lönn, Lars ^a   Starck, G ^a   Alpsten, M ^a   Ekholm, S ^a   Sjostrom L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Body composition, volume determinations; CT; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033125596     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859909175560     Document Type: Article

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