MRI angiography is superior to helical CT for detection of HCC prior to liver transplantation: An explant correlation

Hepatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1034-1042

  Burrel, Marta ^a   Llovet, Josep M ^a   Ayuso, Carmen ^a   Iglesias, Carmela ^a   Sala, Margarita ^a   Miquel, Rosa ^a   Caralt, Teresa ^a   Ayuso, Juan Ramon ^a   Solé, Manel ^a   Sanchez, Marcelo ^a   Brú, Concepció ^a   Bruix, Jordi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141643384     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50409     Document Type: Article

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