Unbiased estimation of the liver volume by the Cavalieri principle using magnetic resonance images

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-170

  Sahin, Bünyamin ^a   Emirzeoglu, Mehmet ^a   Uzun, Ahmet ^a   Incesu, Lütfi ^a   Bek, Yüksel ^a   Bilgic, Sait ^a   Kaplan, Süleyman ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cavalieri principle; Liver volume; MRI; Stereology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY;

LIVER VOLUME;

RADIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

CADAVER; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0042669891     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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