Signal characteristics of focal liver lesions on double echo T2-weighted conventional spin echo MRI: Observer performance versus quantitative measurements of T2 relaxation times

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 204-211

  Fenlon, Helen M ^a   Tello, Richard ^a,b   DeCarvalho, Victor L S ^a   Yucel, E Kent ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging, comparative studies; Magnetic resonance imaging, relaxation times; Magnetic resonance imaging, techniques

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; RELAXATION TIME; RESONANCE; SPIN POLARIZATION;

COMPARATIVES STUDIES; LIVER LESIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, RELAXATION TIME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, TECHNIQUE; MEASUREMENTS OF; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SPIN ECHO; T2 RELAXATION TIME; T2 WEIGHTED;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CYST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEASUREMENT; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034468845     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200003000-00004     Document Type: Article

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