Magnetic resonance imaging of the liver: True fast imaging with steady state free precession sequence facilitates rapid and reliable distinction between hepatic hemangiomas and liver malignancies

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-576

  Numminen, Kirsti ^a   Halavaara, Juha ^b   Isoniemi, Helena ^a   Tervahartiala, Pekka ^a   Kivisaari, Leena ^a   Numminen, Jussi ^a   Höckerstedt, Krister ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Characterization; Hemangioma; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sequence

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

CHARACTERIZATION; FAST IMAGING; FOURIER; HAEMANGIOMA; LIVER LESIONS; LIVER MALIGNANCIES; SEQUENCE; SINGLE-SHOT; STEADY STATE; TURBO SPIN ECHOS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER CANCER; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0043207537     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200307000-00022     Document Type: Article

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