Optimization of scantiming in abdominal breathhold contrastenhanced MRA: An empirical guideline

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-200

  Boeve, Willem J ^a   Sluiter, Willem J ^a   Kamman, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Contrast enhancement; Magnetic resonance angiography; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; REFERENCE VALUES; RENAL VEINS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0035014415     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(01)00297-1     Document Type: Article

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