Quantitative mapping of transverse relaxivity (1/T2) in hepatic iron overload: A single spin-echo imaging methodology

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-438

  Clark, Paul R ^a   St Pierre, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

1 T2 Mapping; Biopsy; Iron overload; Liver

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034000586     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(00)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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