MR findings in eosinophilic infiltration of the liver

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-194

  Sun, Joo Sung ^a   Kim, Jai Keun ^a   Won, Je Hwan ^a   Lee, Ki Myung ^a   Cheong, Jae Youn ^a   Kim, Young Bae ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eosinophil; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

CONTRAST STUDIES; CONTRAST-ENHANCED MR; DYNAMIC CONTRAST; EOSINOPHILE; FOCAL HEPATIC LESIONS; MR-IMAGES; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; T1-WEIGHTED; T2 WEIGHTED;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FOCAL EOSINOPHILIC INFILTRATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 15744370524     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000159106.93063.6b     Document Type: Review

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