Gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of the liver: Optimizing imaging delay for hepatic arterial and portal venous phases - A prospective randomized study in patients with chronic liver damage

Radiology

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 407-415

  Kanematsu, Masayuki ^a   Semelka, Richard C ^a   Matsuo, Masayuki ^a   Kondo, Hiroshi ^a   Enya, Mayumi ^a   Goshima, Satoshi ^a   Moriyama, Noriyuki ^a   Hoshi, Hiroaki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic arteries, MR; Liver, cirrhosis; Liver, diseases; Liver, MR; Portal vein, MR

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0036829474     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2252010852     Document Type: Article

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