Characterization of adrenal tumors by chemical shift fast low-angle shot MR imaging: Comparison of four methods of quantitative evaluation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1649-1657

  Fujiyoshi, Fumito ^a   Nakajo, Masayuki ^b   Fukukura, Yoshihiko ^b   Tsuchimochi, Shinsaku ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0038512081     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.6.1801649     Document Type: Article

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