Early Homogeneously Enhancing Hemangioma Versus Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Differentiation Using Quantitative Analysis of Multiphasic Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 248-255

  Jeong, Mi Gyoung ^a   Yu, Jeong Sik ^a,b   Kim, Ki Whang ^a   Jo, Byung June ^a   Kim, Jai Keun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Diagnosis liver neoplasms; Liver; MR liver neoplasms; MR magnetic resonance (MR)

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033142624     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.3.248     Document Type: Article

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