Effect of intravenous gadolinium-DTPA on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images for evaluation of focal hepatic lesions

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-180

  Chiu, Fang Ying ^a   Jao, Jo Chi ^b   Chen, Chiao Yun ^c   Liu, Gin Chung ^c   Jaw, Twei Shiun ^c   Chiou, Yen Yu ^c   Hsu, Feng O ^c   Hsu, Jui Sheng ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; Gadolinium DTPA; Hepatic lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; COEFFICIENT VALUES; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOCAL HEPATIC LESIONS; GADOLINIA; GADOLINIA-DTPA; HEPATIC LESIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG EFFECT; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15744396350     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000157472.98277.5c     Document Type: Article

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