Uterine fibroid embolization: Assessment of treatment response using perfusion-weighted Extraslice Spin Tagging (EST) magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 982-986

  Hagspiel, Klaus D ^a   Matsumoto, Alan H ^a   Berr, Stuart S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial spin labeling; Embolization; Leiomyoma; Pelvis; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN LABELING; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034999626     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1141     Document Type: Article

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