Contrast enhancement of small hepatocellular carcinoma: Usefulness of three successive early image acquisitions during multiphase dynamic MR imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 597-604

  Yu, Jeong Sik ^a,b   Kim, Ki Whang ^a,b   Kim, Eun Kyung ^b,c   Lee, Jong Tae ^b,c   Yoo, Hyung Sik ^b,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344172800     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.3.10470886     Document Type: Article

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