Techniques for liver MR imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 675-696

  Morrin, M M ^a   Rofsky, N M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LIVER CYST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; STEADY STATE;

ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0034765319     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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