Incremental value of advanced image processing of multislice computed tomography data in the evaluation of hypervascular liver lesions

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 652-656

  Kamel, Ihab R ^a   Georgiades, Christos ^b   Fishman, Elliot K ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Image processing; Liver; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUME RENDERING;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA; IMAGES PROCESSING; LIVER LESIONS; LOCALISATION; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEOPLASM; VASCULAR ANATOMY;

TUMORS;

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NEOVASCULARIZATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; MULTIPLANAR VOLUME RENDERING; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0042205208     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200307000-00038     Document Type: Article

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